adjective
definition
Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
definition
Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
definition
Not on target
Examples of wayward in a Sentence
He savored the wayward drops.
He was wayward, high-spirited and self-confident.
He had assumed all their problems were payback for his wayward life.
One hand gracefully held the folds of her dress and the other brushed a wayward curl from her forehead.
His wayward disposition found, however, no satisfaction in the Jewish fold.
Brady approached the five soldiers in urban gray tactical suits crowded around the small box with a hole still smoking from a hit by a wayward laser bullet.
Yet lom 978 to 991 no irreparable harm came to England; the machinery for government and defence which his ancestors had establshed seemed fairly competent to defend the realm even under a wayward and incapable king.
We live in the world of the wayward genius.
Professor Josiah Royce has pictured the social-moral process by which society finally impressed its " claims on wayward and blind individuals " who " sought wealth and not a social order," and so long as possible shirked all social obligations.
He forced calmness into his voice as the thought of a wayward body resurrected very unpleasant memories.
When the Church in turn began to produce a theology of her own she was imitating as well as guarding against those wayward spirits.
Likewise, women with extremely dry and wayward curls may also want to lock their hair into place with level three Matrix Products.
Rev. Martin and his socially conscious wife must have dined there many a time, perhaps as poor Annie, like some wayward match girl, hovered outside.
After all, he was a wayward man of the cloth and she did peddle her butt for bucks, whatever the extenuating circumstances.
Edwards and Manek struggled to lay a bat on some wayward Oratory bowling but they did bring up a 50 opening partnership.
His flight path became somewhat wayward, until he was eventually coaxed back to the pavilion.
Intellectually invigorated, you can embark upon the next wayward stretch of the Painters ' Trail.
Sometime Wayward Sons roadie, Russell ' Dingle ' Byrne leaned his brick outhouse frame to hauling their PA for her.
When I first read the three constituent novels (this was before Waugh undertook the recension) I found them wayward and puzzling.
But the main hazards on this course are the many trees which line the fairways and have been home to many wayward tee shots.
To be fair his podium talks were OK, if at times a little wayward.
Even if your drive is somewhat wayward, there's a reasonable chance that a benign breeze will blow it back on line.
Another symptom is that the car will pull to the left or right and, under braking, could become seriously wayward.
A son who is at this moment rampaging round the hospital searching for his wayward father !
That settles matters, tonight we leave the bimini up to protect us from any wayward spewed volcanic rocks.
Sunday 16 th July Lord, have mercy on our wayward world, tottering on the brink of self-destruction.
Billy and Ben F took advantage of some wayward bowling to cruise to victory in the 9th over without ever looking in any danger.
The usual wayward passing accompanied by the usual decisive balls.
Likes to think he could be a center forward but is let down by his wayward shooting !
They wanted my father to control his wayward son.
But then a beloved rabbi dies, and his passing brings his wayward daughter back.
Even if your drive is somewhat wayward, there 's a reasonable chance that a benign breeze will blow it back on line.
I do n't think my first impression of a book has ever been so wayward.
Hopefully your vet has thoroughly examined your wayward boy for any physical ailment that provoke the spraying behavior.
Her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel, played Eileen Wayward in Twin Peaks, and has had roles in other popular TV shows like Law & Order and JAG.
Hats and headbands look darling on tiny heads, and hair clips and bows are just the thing to tame a wayward curl or two.
If not, it's a great way to begin establishing some much needed dominance over your wayward pup.
People who are worried about a wayward cork may cover the cork end of the bottle with a clean towel.
If you have dry or damaged hair, apply a natural oil, such as Argan oil to damp hair after washing, to keep hair smooth and hydrated and keep layers from looking wayward and damaged.
The only other foreseeable problem is that occasionally a few wayward hairs grow in the wrong direction.
The Chinese government, still a dictatorship based on an agrarian society of low-tech simple-tooled muscle, cracks the whip to get the wayward youths and the growing China business market under control.
In Season Three, Barney's attempts to establish herself as a real estate agent and get her wayward oldest son on the right track were prominent story arcs.
The characters have been clearly thought out and developed by creator Joss Whedon to carry on board with them a past bursting with intrigue and together they form the most diverse and wayward "family" that television has ever seen.
The story focuses on a secret that wayward child and psychic, River Tam unknowingly picked up during her years at a government owned learning academy for gifted children.
A seemingly wayward cross from the left drifted toward the far touchline.
Really good time to have that slightly wayward rebellious hair phase.
Bass player Simon Edwards the glue to holding the often wayward lead guitar on track.
I don't think my first impression of a book has ever been so wayward.
Many were absolute savages, difficult to control, wayward and thoughtless like children.
But their wayward helper finally arrived, stomping off snow and apologizing profusely as the others began gathering their mountain of gear and leaving.