Meanings
comparative more willingful · superlative most willingful
- nonstandardwilling; wilful
if there are alot^([sic]) of willingful and eagered customers - then the industry will grow (ecenomics alan..).
1997 August 7, Michael Nguyen >aprilla RSV250, DUCATI 916SP3<, “Alan and his usual crap”, in aus.politics (Usenet), retrieved 03 Apr 20222 more examples
I am sorry, but if you are drunk, and got drunk willingly, and had willingful (thus conscious) sex with someone, IMO a rape has not taken place.
1993 July 21, Charles Savoie, “UMD Rapist Poster Another Perspective”, in alt.feminism (Usenet), retrieved 03 Apr 2022Science fiction requires the reader's `willingful suspension of disbelief' to accomodate^([sic]) different laws of nature, or laws of nature as we have discovered them (technology). Fantasy requires the reader's `willingful suspension of disbelief' to accomodate^([sic]) different natural and supernatural laws (e.g. magic).
1996 November 21, m...@mole-end.matawan.nj.us, “recommended books for sf writers”, in misc.writing (Usenet), retrieved 03 Apr 2022
Origin
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