wilful
Adjective Satellite
- done by design
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Adj
- Intentional; deliberate.
- Stubborn and determined.
Adjective
- Deliberate; stubborn in pursuing one's own will.
Examples
- His wilful determination to play a bingo, even with a poor rack, was admirable.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wilful; equivalent to will + -ful.
Synonyms
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, advertent, conscious, deliberate, intentional, obstinate, on purpose, purposeful, purposive, volitational, volitional, voluntary, wilful
Scrabble Score: 12
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