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Wayward

Wayward Meaning & Definition
Wayward Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wayward?

[adj] resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wayward: contrary | disobedient | obstinate | perverse

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Wayward In Webster's Dictionary

\Way"ward\, a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See {Away}, and {-ward}.] Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful. My wife is in a wayward mood. --Shak. Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. --Fairfax. Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought? --Keble. -- {Way"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Way"ward*ness}, n.

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