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waywardness
[
wey
-werd
]
Origin
way·ward
/
ˈweɪ
wərd
/
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[
wey
-werd
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient:
a wayward son; wayward behavior.
2.
swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious:
a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections.
3.
turning or changing irregularly; irregular:
a wayward breeze.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
aphetic variant of
awayward.
See
away
,
-ward
Related forms
way·ward·ly,
adverb
way·ward·ness,
noun
un·way·ward,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
contrary, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unruly, refractory, intractable.
See
willful.
3.
unsteady, inconstant, changeable.
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wayward
(ˈweɪwəd)
—
adj
1.
wanting to have one's own way regardless of the wishes or good of others
2.
capricious, erratic, or unpredictable
[C14: changed from
awayward
turned or turning away]
'waywardly
—
adv
'waywardness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
wayward
late 14c. aphetic shortening of aweiward "turned away," from
away
+
-ward
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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