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View synonyms for willfully

willfully

or wil·ful·ly

[ wil-fuh-lee ]

adverb

  1. deliberately or intentionally; on purpose:

    Any seller who knowingly or willfully certifies false statements is subject to fine and imprisonment.

  2. in an unreasonably stubborn or headstrong way:

    The student disrupted school activities and willfully defied the authority of teachers, administrators, and other school employees.



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Other Word Forms

  • half-will·ful·ly half-wil·ful·ly adverb
  • un·will·ful·ly un·wil·ful·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of willfully1

First recorded before 1000; equivalent to willful ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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Example Sentences

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But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.

From Salon

For starters, there is zero evidence Boasberg “knowingly and willfully” violated his oath, never mind that he acted in pursuit of “political gain.”

His heavy, nuanced songs and personal lyrics — from Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” to “Cut You in” and his four solo records — are multilayered, often willfully opaque and always powerful.

Democrats have lambasted Musk’s work in recent weeks, accusing him of willfully spreading misinformation about what federal funding is being spent on.

One of our biggest civic crises in America is that so many of our citizens lack basic comprehension of the governmental and economic model they live under, or, perhaps, they willfully deny it.

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