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Search "willful" in: willfulOne entry found. Entry Word: willful Function: adjective Meaning: or wilful 1 given to resisting authority or another's control <a particularly willful horse that took weeks to break to saddle> — see disobedient 2 given to resisting control or discipline by others <finally the parents sought professional counseling for the willful child> — see uncontrollable 3 having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity <a willful disregard for the rights of others> — see arbitrary 1 4 made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing <a willful attempt to cheat siblings out of their rightful inheritance> — see intentional 5 sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion <the kind of willful person who can never bring himself to admit that he made a mistake> — see obstinate
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