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Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a wayward manner.

   "He waywardly wished for something, and he set about obtaining it like a child in a nursery."

Synonyms

All synonyms

perversely

Example

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"He waywardly wished for something, and he set about obtaining it like a child in a nursery."

Etymology

From wayward + -ly.

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