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willfully adverb USdisapproving(UKwilfully)us/ˈwɪl.fəl.i/uk /ˈwɪl.fəl.i/ in a way that is willful (= intentional, or determined to do as you want): Some basic safety rules were willfully ignored. "I think that you are willfully misunderstanding me," the editor said. See
willful They had willfully destroyed any records of their bank deposits. I'm not being willfully difficult, I just desperately want to know. The committee was attacked for willfully ignoring evidence which he gave them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Strong-willed adamancy adamant adamantine adamantly aggressive grittily gutsily gutsy gutty hard-boiled pertinacious pertinaciously pigheaded pigheadedly purposeful ultra-militant ultra-serious unbending unbroken undaunted |