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   will·ful

   /ˈwilf(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an immoral or illegal act or omission) intentional; deliberate: US "willful acts of damage" Similar deliberateintentionalintendeddone on purposepremeditatedplannedcalculatedpurposefulconsciousknowingvoluntaryvolitionalOpposite accidentalunintentional
   • ▪ having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or effects: US "the pettish, willful side of him" Similar headstrongself-willedstrong-willedwith a will of one's owndetermined to have one's own wayobstinatestubbornas stubborn as a mulemulishpigheadedbull-headedrefractoryrecalcitrantuncooperativeintractableobstreperouscontraryperversewaywarddefiantdisobedientungovernableunmanageablerebelliousmutinousinsubordinatethrawninformal:cussedbloody-mindedbolshiebalkyarchaic:frowardcontumaciousrare:contrariousrenitentpervicaciousOpposite biddableamenable

   Word Origin Middle English: from the noun will2 + -ful.

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   • 1. willfulness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWILLFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Willful is the US spelling of wilful, meaning done intentionally or determined to do something wrong. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see its synonyms and translations in different languages.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective willful, which means obstinately and often perversely self-willed or done deliberately. See also the legal and kids definitions of willful.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWILFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Add to word list. Add to word list. (of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong: The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWILLFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Willful is an adjective that means done intentionally or determined to do something wrong. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and compare it with wilful.

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   Willful, headstrong, perverse, wayward refer to one who stubbornly insists upon doing as they please. Willful suggests a stubborn persistence in doing what one wishes, especially in opposition to those whose wishes or commands ought to be respected or obeyed: that willful child who disregarded his parents' advice.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwillful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective willful, which can be spelled as wilful in British English. Find out the difference between willful and determined, and see examples of willful in sentences.

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   Find 314 words that mean willful, such as rebellious, stubborn, arrogant, deliberate, and stubborn. Learn how to use willful and its synonyms in different contexts and sentences.