willful
willful adjective: american standard spelling of wilful.
Adjective
willful (comparative more willful or willfuler or willfuller, superlative most willful or willfulest or willfullest)
- American standard spelling of wilful.
- I may well say that a willfuler woman, and one more wedded unto her own opinion, without order, reason, and discretion, I never did know or heard of.1854, Agnes Strickland, chapter XIX, in Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses Connected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain, volume IV (Mary Stuart), New York, N.Y.: Harper &...
- I hope you’ll excuse the liberty, but I’ve come to Detmold along with Herr Peters, the apothecary, in his pony chaise; and a willfuler-minded beast I never sat behind. A taste of the whip would do him good, and if he was mine he should have it.1869 April 3, [Frances Eleanor Trollope], “The Sacristan’s Household. A Story. […] Chapter XXVII. The Justizrath Is ‘Straightforward.’”, in Harper’s Bazar. A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and...
willful meaning in Bengali and Odia
willful in Bengali
- ইচ্ছাকৃত
willful in Odia
- ଇଚ୍ଛାଶକ୍ତି ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ
Examples of willful in a sentence
- Norris was one of the willfullest of the notorious 12, and he opposed the arming of our ships, the declaration of war, the draft, the war revenue bill, etc.1918 April 27, “[The Essence of Current Affairs: A Summary for Busy Readers, of the Significant Doings and Discussions of the Day] Must...
- Sweet from the rock, honey from hateful places, / Tenderness opening among the thorns, / Wild briar-roses scent the heedless ocean, / Willfuler, wilder than unicorns.1963 April [1951 February 5], Robert P[eter] Tristram Coffin, “Wild Briar-Roses”, in Frances Parkinson Keyes, compiler, A Treasury of...
- Why is the wildest, willfullest daydream (which may be quite banal) no less than the most naive and flabby documentary welcomed, sometimes, with equal fervor?1967, Parker Tyler, “Is Film Criticism Only Propaganda?”, in Gregory Battcock, editor, The New American Cinema: A Critical Anthology, New...
- By the reverse token, in opera, where music is primary, the composer’s intent is hard to sabotage by even the willfullest mind.1978, Ned Rorem, “A Cultured Winter”, in An Absolute Gift: A New Diary, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, part two, page 142:
Forms of willful
| comparative | more willful |
|---|---|
| comparative | willfuler |
| comparative | willfuller |
| superlative | most willful |
| superlative | willfulest |
| superlative | willfullest |
Words formed from willful
Phrases with willful
Questions about willful
- What does willful mean?
- Willful means american standard spelling of wilful.
- What is willful in Bengali?
- Willful in Bengali is ইচ্ছাকৃত. See Willful meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use willful in a sentence?
- Norris was one of the willfullest of the notorious 12, and he opposed the arming of our ships, the declaration of war, the draft, the war revenue bill, etc.
- What part of speech is willful?
- Willful is an adjective.
Words near willful in the dictionary
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