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way·ward  (wwrd)

adj.

1. Given to or marked by willful, often perverse deviation from what is desired, expected, or required in order to gratify one's own impulses or inclinations. See Synonyms at unruly.

2. Swayed or prompted by caprice; unpredictable.

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[Middle English, short for awaiward, turned away, perverse : awai, away; see away + -ward, -ward.]

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wayward·ly adv.

wayward·ness n.

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wayward

Adjective

erratic, selfish, or stubborn [away + -ward]

waywardness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wayward - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" perverse, contrary, obstinate disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

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wayward

adjective erratic, unruly, wilful, unmanageable, disobedient, contrary, unpredictable, stubborn, perverse, rebellious, fickle, intractable, capricious, obstinate, headstrong, changeable, flighty, incorrigible, obdurate, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, insubordinate, undependable, inconstant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious, froward (archaic) << OPPOSITE obedient

Translations

wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → díscolo, caprichoso

wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → capricieux/euse, entêté(e)

wayward [ˈweɪwəd] way adj [behaviour] → eigenwillig; [child] → eigensinnig

wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → capriccioso/a; testardo/a

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wayward

adj wayward [ˈweiwəd]

(of a child etc) self-willed and rebellious. moedswillig عاصٍ، صَعْب المِراس، مُتَمَرِّد капризен vzpurný egenrådig; uberegnelig eigensinnig δύστροπος, απείθαρχος (για παιδί) rebelde väänik, tujukas خودسر uppiniskainen rebelle סוֹרֵר निरंकुश tvrdoglav, svojeglav akaratos suka memberontak einþykkur, þrjóskur, ódæll testardo わがままな 고집 불통의, 제멋대로인 maištingas, neklusnus, nesukalbamas kaprīzs; ietiepīgs degil, keras hati, eigenzinnig egensindig, oppsetsig krnąbrny voluntarioso rebel своенравный samoľúby, svojhlavý kljubovalen svojeglav egensinnig, trilsk เอาแต่ใจ; ดื้อดึง; หัวแข็ง; ไม่เชื่อฟัง isyankâr, dik başlı 任性的 свавільний; примхливий ضدی ương ngạnh 任性的