adjective
definition
Intentional; deliberate.
synonyms
definition
Stubborn and determined.
synonyms
Examples of willful in a Sentence
I think willful ignorance is a little closer to the mark.
This is a willful breed that will take advantage of meek owners, so it takes a confident and consistent person to ensure the dog's obedience and training.
When Agnes Nixon's soap opera about Pine Valley, PA premiered on January 5, 1970, people were instantly hooked to the saga of the willful Kanes, the influential Chandlers and the well-meaning Martins.
If there is to be a " noble lie ", it is also to involve the willful self-deception of the liars.
And the reason is spiritual sight is a gift from God given to willing faith, not to static determined ignorant willful unbelief.
The limpidity of Chandler 's style is a refreshing change from much of the apparently willful obfuscation which paradoxically prevails in communication studies.
What really astounds me, tho, is the apparently willful ignorance and short-sightedness of the various experiments devised by their vivisectors.
Streets of fear are being created by a combination of destructive policies and willful neglect.
The jury had other ideas and pronounced a verdict of willful murder by the person or persons who ordered the militia to fire.
The limpidity of Chandler's style is a refreshing change from much of the apparently willful obfuscation which paradoxically prevails in communication studies.
What we must not do in the face of a mortal threat is to give in to wishful thinking or willful blindness.
The same photographs also reveal a willful disregard of the domination they desired.
Willful killing is a grave breach (war crime) under the " grave breach " article in each of the four Geneva Conventions.
Lawyers OnLine does not exclude or restrict liability for death or personal injury caused by its own willful neglect or negligence.
For a pandemic, however, Republican leaders would allow suits only if there was willful misconduct.