Willful

a.	1.
	1.	Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder. In willful poverty chose to lead his life. - Chaucer. Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. - Milton.
	2.	Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse.

Adj.	1.	willful - done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience" Synonyms: wilful, intentional
	2.	willful - habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition Synonyms: froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful
	3.	willful - by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" Synonyms: deliberate, intentional, knowing, wilful

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