Definitions for wayward
ˈweɪ wərdway·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. contrary, obstinate, perverse, waywardadjective

   resistant to guidance or discipline

   "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waywardadjective

   given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray

2. waywardadjective

   obstinate, contrary and unpredictable

3. waywardadjective

   not on target

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WAYWARDadjective

   Froward; peevish; morose; vexatious.

   Etymology: wa woe, and weard , Saxon.

   That night the elder it was, the more wayward it shewed itself towards them. Philip Sidney.

   How wayward is this foolish love,
   That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse,
   And presently all humbled, kiss the rod. William Shakespeare.

   Wayward beauty doth not fancy move,
   A frown forbids, a smile engendreth love. Edward Fairfax.

   To mischief bent,
   He seldom does a good with good intent;
   Wayward, but wise; by long experience taught
   To please both parties, for ill ends he fought. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Waywardadjective

   taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful

2. Etymology: [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wayward in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wayward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wayward in a Sentence

1. Director Matthew O’Neill:

   I think that the combination of physical discipline…. spoke to some of the things that Dwayne uses in his life to keep on the right track, he's been very public about -- there was a time where he was a wayward youth and there but for the grace of whatever he could have been in boot camp or in prison. So he sees the importance of second chances and the importance of using discipline to reform your life.

2. Sophocles:

   Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny.

3. Australian Mark Hensby:

   I played well, I gave Australian Mark Hensby a lot of chances, i hit a couple of wayward ones, but I haven't played in a tournament in quite some time. You get a little nervy in the middle, but then I kind of settled down and hit some good shots.

4. Bernd Wiesberger:

   Towards the turn we found a couple of shots and then it was kind of smooth sailing, a couple of wayward shots here and there but all in all hit a lot of greens and didn't get in too much trouble.

5. Jon Rahm:

   I feel like I played pretty good golf all day. I just saw a lot of( putts) get close and not go in, and to hit two wayward drives in the last two holes and somehow end up with two birdie putts and making the last one to break par on the first round of the U.S. Open, it's quite a big deal.

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