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wayward
way·ward W0066200 (wā′wərd)adj.1. Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations: "a teacher taking pains with a wayward but promising child" (George Orwell).2. Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order: a wayward strand of hair.3. Going somewhere not intended or desired: a wayward golf shot; a wayward courier.4. Following no clear pattern; unpredictable: "events that were often thought to be wayward, capricious, and inexplicable" (Marq de Villiers).
[Middle English, short for awaiward, turned away, perverse : awai, away; see away + -ward, -ward.]
way′ward·ly adv.way′ward·ness n.wayward (ˈweɪwəd) adj1. wanting to have one's own way regardless of the wishes or good of others2. capricious, erratic, or unpredictable[C14: changed from awayward turned or turning away] ˈwaywardly adv ˈwaywardness nway•ward (ˈweɪ wərd)
adj. 1. disregarding or rejecting what is right or proper; willful; disobedient. 2. prompted by caprice; capricious: a wayward impulse. 3. changing unpredictably; erratic: a wayward breeze. [1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of awayward. See away, -ward] way′ward•ly, adv. way′ward•ness, n. syn: See willful. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | wayward - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"perverse, contrary, obstinatedisobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" |
waywardadjective erratic, unruly, wilful, unmanageable, disobedient, contrary, unpredictable, stubborn, perverse, rebellious, fickle, intractable, capricious, obstinate, headstrong, changeable, flighty, incorrigible, obdurate, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, insubordinate, undependable, inconstant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious, froward (archaic) wayward children with a history of behavioural problems
reliable, obliging, predictable, manageable, dependable, obedient, compliant, submissive, malleable, good-natured, tractable, complaisantwaywardadjectiveGiven to acting in opposition to others:balky, contrarious, contrary, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse.Translationswayward (ˈweiwəd) adjective (of a child etc) self-willed and rebellious. 任性的，不聽話的 任性的wayward
Synonyms for waywardadj erraticSynonyms- erratic
- unruly
- wilful
- unmanageable
- disobedient
- contrary
- unpredictable
- stubborn
- perverse
- rebellious
- fickle
- intractable
- capricious
- obstinate
- headstrong
- changeable
- flighty
- incorrigible
- obdurate
- ungovernable
- self-willed
- refractory
- insubordinate
- undependable
- inconstant
- mulish
- cross-grained
- contumacious
- froward
Antonyms- reliable
- obliging
- predictable
- manageable
- dependable
- obedient
- compliant
- submissive
- malleable
- good-natured
- tractable
- complaisant
Synonyms for waywardadj given to acting in opposition to othersSynonyms- balky
- contrarious
- contrary
- difficult
- froward
- impossible
- ornery
- perverse
Synonyms for waywardadj resistant to guidance or disciplineSynonyms- perverse
- contrary
- obstinate
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