- Wilfully
- Wilful Wil"ful, a., Wilfully Wil"ful*ly, adv., Wilfulness Wil"ful*ness, n. See {Willful}, {Willfully}, and {Willfulness}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Wilfully
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wilfully — adv. Wilfully/willfully is used with these adjectives: ↑blind, ↑ignorant, ↑obscure, ↑perverse Wilfully/willfully is used with these verbs: ↑ignore, ↑misinterpret, ↑neglect, ↑obstruct … Collocations dictionary
wilfully — adverb /ˈwɪlfəli/ Deliberately, on purpose; maliciously. Why then dost thou, O man, that of them all / Art Lord, and eke of nature Soueraine, / Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall [...]? … Wiktionary
wilfully — wilful (US also willful) ► ADJECTIVE 1) intentional; deliberate. 2) stubborn and determined. DERIVATIVES wilfully adverb wilfulness noun … English terms dictionary
wilfully and knowingly — A term characterizing the offense of obstruction of highway. Some courts hold that a person may be guilty of wilfully and knowingly obstructing a public road where he actively participates in the doing of the act which results in the obstruction … Ballentine's law dictionary
wilfully adv — I ve read all Shakespeare s works, said Tom wilfully … English expressions
wilfully and maliciously — A technical word in an indictment or information. 27 Am J1st Indict § 67. See maliciously; wilfully … Ballentine's law dictionary
wilfully and unlawfully — A technical word in an indictment or information. 27 Am J1st Indict § 67. See unlawfully; wilfully … Ballentine's law dictionary
wilfully misapply — Not the equivalent of embezzle. As the expression is used in an embezzlement statute making it an offense wilfully to misapply funds, the words have no settled technical meaning, such as the word embezzle has in the statutes or the words steal,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
wilfully — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb See willfully … English dictionary for students
wilfully — adv. == without a cause. Ps. xxxiv. 7; lxviii. 5 … Oldest English Words
