Wāy'ward, a.

a. [A-S. wæwirdlice, wæwȳrdlice, wantonly, from weá, woe, evil, malice. Cf. O. H. Ger. wēwurt, wickedness.] Liking one's own way; full of humors; froward; perverse; willful. My wife is in a wayward mood. Shak. Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. Fairfax.