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Definitions for willful
ˈwɪl fəlwill·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
willful, wilfuladjective
done by design
"the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilfuladjective
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Wiktionary
willfuladjective
Done in a manner which was intended.
willfuladjective
Intentional.
willfuladjective
Stubborn.
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willful
Willful refers to an action or behavior that is intentional, deliberate or done voluntarily with full consciousness and knowledge. It often implies a strong determination or stubbornness, showing a firm intent or set purpose.
Webster Dictionary
Willfuladjective
of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder
Willfuladjective
governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse
Etymology: [Will + full.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of willful in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of willful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of willful in a Sentence
Even the best law enforcement officers make mistakes and ... some engage in willful misconduct, we can only hope to maintain public confidence if we correct mistakes, hold wrongdoers accountable and adopt policies to prevent problems from recurring.
Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia:
Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things First, a dissatisfaction with self-a felt void or need second, a decision to change-to fill the void or need and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change-the willful act of making the change Doing Something.
There's no way you could reasonably associate choosing to go without vaccinations for Covid... and assuming that you're in the same spot as a Jewish person in Nazi Germany, to me, it's willful ignorance.
Now that Michael Slager has pleaded guilty to a willful violation, admitted the facts we set out to prove and waived the right to appeal Michael Slager conviction, a successive prosecution by the State is not necessary.
Disease an never be conquered, can never be quelled by emotion's willful screaming or faith's symbolic prayer. It can only be conquered by the energy of humanity and the cunning in the mind of man. In the patience of a Curie, in the enlightenment of a Faraday, a Rutherford, a Pasteur, a Nightingale, and all other apostles of light and cleanliness, rather than of a woebegone godliness, we shall find final deliverance from plague, pestilence, and famine.
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