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Princeton's WordNet
willfully, wilfullyadverb
in a willful manner
"she had willfully deceived me"
Wiktionary
wilfullyadverb
Willingly, of one's own free will.
wilfullyadverb
Deliberately, on purpose; maliciously.
Etymology: wilfullice, corresponding to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wilfullyadverb
Etymology: from wilful.
The mother, who being determinately, least I should say of a great lady wilfully, bent to marry her to Demagoras, tried all ways which a witty and hard-hearted mother could devise. Philip Sidney.
Evil could she conceal her fire, and wilfully persevered she in it. Philip Sidney.
Religion is matter of our freest choice; and if men will obstinately and wilfully set themselves against it, there is no remedy. John Tillotson, Serm.
That will carry us, if we do not wilfully betray our succours, through all difficulties. Henry Hammond.
If you do not wilfully pass over any of your greater offences, but confess particularly, and repent seriously of them, God will more easily pass by your lesser infirmities. Jeremy Taylor.
This let him know;
Lest, willfully offending, he pretend
Surprisal. John Milton.
ChatGPT
wilfully
Wilfully refers to the act of doing something intentionally, deliberately, or of one's own accord, often without considering possible consequences or oppositions. It implies a strong determination or obstinacy in carrying out one's own will or desire.
Webster Dictionary
Wilfullynoun
alt. of Wilfulness
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wilfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wilfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of wilfully in a Sentence
Xi Jinping hates the things which Hong Kong has been promised under the 'one country, two systems' treaty lodged at the United Nations which he is wilfully breaking, what he hopes he can do is to bash Hong Kong into shape.
As the epidemic continues to grow, there are still people wilfully leaving the country, getting infected and then coming back, becoming a loophole in epidemic prevention.
Amnesty International Director:
In their desperation to seal their borders, EU leaders have wilfully ignored the simplest of facts: Turkey is not a safe country for Syrian refugees and is getting less safe by the day.
A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with mens lives should not stake their own.
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