willfully

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A form of wilfully — Willingly, of one's own free will.

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Meanings

adverbwillfully (comparative more willfully, superlative most willfully)

comparative more willfully · superlative most willfully

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of wilfully.

    The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]

    1892, The Pacific Reporter, volume 27, page 538

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a willful manner

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Origin

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APA

willfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willfully

MLA

“willfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willfully. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “willfully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willfully.

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