wilfuladjective
disapproving US usually willful uk/ˈwɪl.fəl/us/ˈwɪl.fəl/(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong:
The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.
They eat huge quantities of sweet and fried foods, in wilful disregard of their health.
She developed into a wilful, difficult child.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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wilfully
adverb US usually willfully uk/ˈwɪl.fəl.i/us/ˈwɪl.fəl.i/
Some basic safety rules were wilfully ignored.
wilfulness
noun [ U ] US usually willfulness uk/ˈwɪl.fəl.nəs/us/ˈwɪl.fəl.nəs/