wilful
pronunciation
How to pronounce wilful in British English:
UK [ˈwɪlfl]
How to pronounce wilful in American English:
US [ˈwɪlfəl]
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- Adjective:
- done by design
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
- by conscious design or purpose
Word Origin
- wilful (adj.)
- British English spelling of willful. Related: Wilfully; wilfulness.
Example
- 1. Mary has the disturbed expression of a mother worried over her wilful little boy .
- 2. The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council .
- 3. Wilful disobedience , negligence , murder , waste .
- 4. A distant personality who often took long research trips to china 's remote regions , he was a poor shepherd for a clever , wilful girl .
- 5. Despite fears that his health may have blunted his ambition , however , those moments seem to have sharpened a business method that often seems wilful , individualistic and counterintuitive .