wilfulest
wilfulest is the superlative form of wilful.
Meaning of wilful
Adjective
wilful (comparative more wilful or wilfuler or wilfuller, superlative most wilful or wilfulest or wilfullest)
- Intentional; deliberate.
- Knowingly or unknowingly, every therapist assumes that each client possesses the capacity to change through willful choice.2005, Irvin D. Yalom with Molyn Leszcz, The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, page 182
- Synonyms:
- volitional, voluntary, advertent, conscious, witting, deliberate, intentional, on purpose, purposeful, purposive
- Stubborn and determined.
- Mary had taken the whim into her willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her.1893, Edwin Caskoden, When Knighthood Was in Flower, page 110
- Synonyms:
- obstinate, self-willed, headstrong
Forms of wilfulest
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Questions about wilfulest
- What is wilfulest the superlative form of?
- Wilfulest is the superlative form of wilful.
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