Willfully

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of wilfully. US, alt-of, standard

    "The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a willful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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autocraticallyautocraticallyby choiceby designconsciouslydeliberately

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"The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]"

Etymology

From willful + -ly.

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