Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: willful
IPA transcription: [w'ɪlfəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: willful, wilful
    Meaning: done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
Usage examples
  • "A willful elf--an uncle's child, That half a pet and half a pest, Was still reproved, endured, caressed, Yet never tamed, though never spoiled."
  • "God grant," he concluded, "that we may not be challenged to defend them by acts of willful injustice on the part of the government of Germany." Yet the challenge came.