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Webster 1913 Edition
Willful
Will′ful
,Adj.
[
Will
+ full
.] [Written also
wilful
.] 1.
Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary;
as,
. willful
murderFoxe.
In
willful poverty chose to lead his life
. Chaucer.
Thou to me
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,
Who, for my
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,
Who, for my
willful
crime, art banished hence. Milton.
2.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory;
– as, a
. willful
man or horseWill′ful-ly
, adv.
Will′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Willful
WILLFUL
,Adj.
1.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; inflexible; as a willful man.2.
Stubborn; refractory; as a willful horse.Definition 2024
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Alternative forms
Adjective
willful (comparative more willful, superlative most willful)
- Intentional.
- 2005, Irvin D. Yalom; Molyn Leszcz, The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, page 182:
- Knowingly or unknowingly, every therapist assumes that each client possesses the capacity to change through willful choice.
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- Stubborn.
- 1893, Edwin Caskoden, (Please provide the title of the work), page 110:
- Mary had taken the whim into her willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her.
- 1995, Francine Rivers, As Sure as the Dawn, page 232:
- "He's as willful as you," Rizpah said. "If you let him hurt himself again, so help me, I'll — "
- 2007, Roger K. Thomas, Kinshu: Autumn Brocade, translation of original by Teru Miyamoto, page 136:
- You had a pampered upbringing, and possessed enough of a willful streak that I wanted to slap you at times
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Synonyms
- (intentional): volitional, voluntary
- (stubborn): obstinate, self-willed, headstrong, spiteful
Translations
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