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adjective
- 1. difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour: "a wayward adolescent"
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Learn the meaning of wayward, an adjective that describes someone or something that follows their own inclinations, principles, or laws. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for wayward.
Wayward means doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control. Learn more about this old-fashioned adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Wayward means doing only what you want and often changing your behavior in a way that is difficult to control. Learn more about this old-fashioned adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
Wayward means behaving in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and being difficult to control. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage in sentences from Collins Dictionary.
Someone wayward is a little stubborn and independent — they're determined to find their own way and are not easily controlled. Being wayward can mean a few things, but they all have something to do with doing your own thing — often, going against what others want you to do.
Wayward means disobedient, capricious, or unpredictable. Find the origin, usage, and examples of wayward and its related words in this comprehensive online dictionary.
Wayward means behaving badly in a way that causes trouble for other people. See examples, synonyms and translations of wayward in different languages.
