Willfully

Willfully
Willful Will"ful, a. [Will + full.] [Written also wilful.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder. --Foxe. [1913 Webster]

In willful poverty chose to lead his life. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse. [1913 Webster] -- {Will"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Will"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • willfully — adverb in a willful manner she had willfully deceived me • Syn: ↑wilfully • Derived from adjective: ↑wilful (for: ↑wilfully), ↑willful …   Useful english dictionary

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  • willfully — adverb see willful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • willfully — See willful. * * * …   Universalium

  • willfully — adverb In a willful manner …   Wiktionary

  • willfully — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also wilfully adverb Of one s own free will: freely, spontaneously, voluntarily, willingly. Idioms: of one s own accord, on one s own volition. See WILLING …   English dictionary for students

  • willfully — adv. with premeditated intent, intentionally; stubbornly; determinedly …   English contemporary dictionary

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