Waywardness
//ˈweɪ.wə(ɹ)d.nəs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being wayward. countable, uncountable
"He made no offer of molestation or sociability, but kept aloof on one side of the road, jogging along on the blind side of old Gunpowder, who had now got over his fright and waywardness."
Example
More examples"He made no offer of molestation or sociability, but kept aloof on one side of the road, jogging along on the blind side of old Gunpowder, who had now got over his fright and waywardness."
Etymology
From wayward + -ness.
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