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Meaning of 'wayward' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wayward [ a.]
- Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.

Meaning of 'wayward' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wayward [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resistant to guidance or discipline
Example in sentence:
  • a perverse mood;
  • an obstinate child with a violent temper;
  • Mary Mary quite contrary;
  • wayward behavior

Nearby Words:

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