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Webster 1913 Edition
Willful
Will′ful
,Adj.
[
Will
+ full
.] [Written also
wilful
.] 1.
Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary;
as,
. willful
murderFoxe.
In
willful poverty chose to lead his life
. Chaucer.
Thou to me
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,
Who, for my
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,
Who, for my
willful
crime, art banished hence. Milton.
2.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory;
– as, a
. willful
man or horseWill′ful-ly
, adv.
Will′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Willful
WILLFUL
,Adj.
1.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; inflexible; as a willful man.2.
Stubborn; refractory; as a willful horse.