Will'ful or Will'ful-ly or Will'ful-ness1, a., adv., n.
a., adv., n. See WILLFUL, WILLFULLY, and WILLFULNESS.
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Willful
Will'ful2, a.
[From will and full.] [Written also wilful.]
Sense 1. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man; a willful horse.
Sense 2. Of set purpose; voluntary; showing design; done or suffered by design. [Obs.] “Willful poverty.” Foxe.
Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. Milton.
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Will'ful-ly, adv. p. 1515adverb In a willful manner; obstinately; stubbornly. 2. By design; with set purpose. [Obs.] If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for…Will'ful-ness, n. p. 1515noun The quality of being willful; obstinacy; stubbornness; perverseness; voluntariness. Sins of presumption are such as proceed from pride, arrogance, willfulness, and haughtiness of men's hearts.…