Synonyms:
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful
Meaning: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Usage examples
The "little demons" were as headstrong and violent as ever; it was only on their parents that he had been able to make any impression.
Great vigor, from the beginning, as well as wisdom, they had displayed in all their counsels; and a furious, headstrong body, broken loose from the restraint of law, had hitherto been retained in subjection under their authority, and firmly united by zeal and passion, as by the most legal and established government.