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wilful wilful definition

wilful


 
  Grep  of  noun  wilful 
  wilfulness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wilful 
 
  The  adj  wilful  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  intentional,  willful,  wilful  --  (done  by  design;  "the  insult  was  intentional";  "willful  disobedience") 
  2.  froward,  headstrong,  self-willed,  willful,  wilful  --  (habitually  disposed  to  disobedience  and  opposition) 
  3.  deliberate,  intentional,  knowing,  willful,  wilful  --  (by  conscious  design  or  purpose;  "intentional  damage";  "a  knowing  attempt  to  defraud";  "a  willful  waste  of  time") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wilful 
 
  3  senses  of  wilful 
 
  Sense  1 
  intentional,  willful,  wilful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  voluntary)  ->  involuntary,  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary 
 
  Sense  2 
  froward,  headstrong,  self-willed,  willful,  wilful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disobedient)  ->  obedient 
 
  Sense  3 
  deliberate,  intentional,  knowing,  willful,  wilful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intended)  ->  unintended 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wilful 
 
  3  senses  of  wilful 
 
  Sense  1 
  intentional,  willful,  wilful 
  =>  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
 
  Sense  2 
  froward,  headstrong,  self-willed,  willful,  wilful 
  =>  disobedient  (vs.  obedient) 
 
  Sense  3 
  deliberate,  intentional,  knowing,  willful,  wilful 
  =>  intended  (vs.  unintended) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wilful 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wilful 
 
  wilful  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wilful 
  wilful 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wilful 
 
  The  adj  wilful  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  intentional,  willful,  wilful  --  (done  by  design;  "the  insult  was  intentional";  "willful  disobedience") 
  2.  froward,  headstrong,  self-willed,  willful,  wilful  --  (habitually  disposed  to  disobedience  and  opposition) 
  3.  deliberate,  intentional,  knowing,  willful,  wilful  --  (by  conscious  design  or  purpose;  "intentional  damage";  "a  knowing  attempt  to  defraud";  "a  willful  waste  of  time") 



wilful definition