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Meaning of 'willful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Willful [ a.]
- Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.
- Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse.

Meaning of 'willful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . willful [ s]
Meaning (1):
- done by design
Example in sentence:
  • the insult was intentional;
  • willful disobedience

Nearby Words:

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