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wilful

[ wil-fuhl ]

adjective



wilful

/ ˈwɪlfʊl /

adjective

  1. intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
  2. intentional

    wilful murder



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Derived Forms

  • ˈwilfulness, noun
  • ˈwilfully, adverb

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Other Words From

  • wilful·ly adverb
  • wilful·ness noun
  • un·wilful adjective
  • un·wilful·ly adverb
  • un·wilful·ness noun

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Example Sentences

Observe the wayward boy whose chief inheritance is a wild, wilful nature.

Seized of that wilful, daring spirit called Love, her sight was bounded by the little field where she strayed.

Eric rose, and resolutely tried to mount the rigging, determined at least to give no ground he could help to their wilful cruelty.

Mistress Margery Wimpole was a poor, dull creature, having no wilful harm in her, but endowed with neither dignity nor wit.

A nature passionate, wilful—hardly good-tempered, hardly very clever, but gifted—was expressed in every feature.

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