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Sometimes, when I hear people without experience of addiction blame addicts for their behaviour, I feel like saying to them: 'You simply don't understand - how can a child be held responsible for doing such a dreadful thing to himself?' But then again, at other times I have to acknowledge: it was done wilfully.
Will Self

Meaning of "wilfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILFULLY

wilfully  [ˈwɪlfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wilfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WILFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wilfully in the English dictionary

The definition of wilfully in the dictionary is intentionally. Other definition of wilfully is in a headstrong or obstinate way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILFULLY


balefully
ˈbeɪlfʊlɪ
carefully
ˈkeəfʊlɪ
dolefully
ˈdəʊlfʊlɪ
faithfully
ˈfeɪθfʊlɪ
fully
ˈfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
guilefully
ˈɡaɪlfʊlɪ
hopefully
ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ
painfully
ˈpeɪnfʊlɪ
peacefully
ˈpiːsfʊlɪ
skilfully
ˈskɪlfʊlɪ
skillfully
ˈskɪlfʊlɪ
successfully
səkˈsɛsfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thankfully
ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ
toilfully
ˈtɔɪlfʊlɪ
unskillfully
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlɪ
wailfully
ˈweɪlfʊlɪ
willfully
ˈwɪlfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILFULLY

wildlife sanctuary
wildling
wildly
wildness
wilds
wildwood
wile
wileful
Wilfrid
wilful
wilfulness
wilga
Wilhelm I
Wilhelm II
Wilhelmina I
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmstrasse
wili
wilier
wiliest

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILFULLY

awfully
beautifully
blissfully
bully
cheerfully
delightfully
forcefully
gracefully
lawfully
meaningfully
playfully
powerfully
purposefully
rightfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
unlawfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
usefully
wrongfully

Synonyms and antonyms of wilfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wilfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILFULLY

Find out the translation of wilfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wilfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wilfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

故意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intencionalmente
570 millions of speakers

English

wilfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जानबूझकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умышленно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

voluntariamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথেচ্ছভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délibérément
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorsätzlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故意に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의도적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanthi sengaja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cố ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேண்டுமென்றே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेतुपुरस्सर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kasten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volontariamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozmyślnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умисно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

voit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσκεμμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opsetlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppsåtligen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsettlig
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILFULLY»

The term «wilfully» is regularly used and occupies the 88.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wilfully

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QUOTES WITH «WILFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wilfully.
1
Will Self
Sometimes, when I hear people without experience of addiction blame addicts for their behaviour, I feel like saying to them: 'You simply don't understand - how can a child be held responsible for doing such a dreadful thing to himself?' But then again, at other times I have to acknowledge: it was done wilfully.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILFULLY»

Discover the use of wilfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wilfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Supranational Criminal Prosecution of Sexual Violence: The ...
conviction principle, the grave breach of inhuman treatment was upheld and the violation of the laws or customs of war of cruel treatment dismissed.118 2.1.2 Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health In Article ...
Anne-Marie de Brouwer, 2005
2
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Duty by in the Manner herein-before directed, or shall refuse or wilfully neglect Peace or to provide or prepare the " Jurors Book " or " Special Jurors Book " Town Clerk, within the Time or in the Manner and Form herein-before prescribed,  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1855
3
The public statute laws of the state of Connecticut: ...
If any person shall wilfully and malicious- aiiy woods, ly set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any woods, or forest, or any stack, or stacks of hay, or grain, so as thereby to occasion injury to any other person ; or shall injuring public wilfully and  ...
Connecticut, John Beach, Thomas Clap Perkins, 1839
4
Bills, Public: Six Volumes. Vol. VI
nor less than Twenty Shillings, to be imposed by and at the Discretion of the said Barrister holding any such Court as aforesaid. <" to '" Registration and Appeal, LXVI. And be it enacted, That any Clerk of any Union who ma^~Qon. shall wilfully  ...
‎1849
5
A Complete Practical Treatise on Criminal Procedure, ...
In Vermont, it is enacted that every person, who shall wilfully and maliciously burn the dwelling-house of another, or any other building, or shall wilfully and maliciously set fire to any building owned by himself, by means of which the life of any ...
John Frederick Archbold, Sir John Jervis, William Newland Welsby, 1860
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The Act to Amend the Law for the Registration of Voters: ...
wilfully refuse or neglect, when duly required by summons under the hand of any revising barrister to attend before such barrister at any court to be bolden as aforesaid, according to the exigency of such summons, shall, upon proof before him ...
Charles Grevile Prideaux, 1843
7
Bills, Public: Four Volumes
Power to And be it Enacted, That any Overseer of any parish or township 30 who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to make out any list; or who shall for neglect of wilfully neglect to insert therein the name of any person who shall have given due  ...
‎1842
8
The Public General Acts
If any clerk of the peace shall refuse or wilfully neglect to cause a sufficient number of precepts or forms of return to be printed in the manner herein-before directed, or shall refuse or wilfully neglect to issue and deliver to any clerk of a poor law ...
Great Britain, 1871
9
Sourcebook of Canadian Media Law
The first and principal ground of appeal was that the learned trial Judge misdirected himself with respect to the meaning of the word "wilfully" in the expression "wilfully promotes hatred" in s.28 1.2(2) of the Code by holding that " wilfully" ...
Robert Martin, Stuart Adam, 1994
10
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
3, with force and arms, at the parish of tain pistol3 felo- Loughborough, in the county of Leiceiter, with a certain niouslv, wilfully, pistol, loaded, &c., which he then and there had and ImlawfuUy,' did held, feloniously, wilfully, maliciously, and ...
Sir Charles Marshall, 1817

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wilfully is used in the context of the following news items.
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Australia's leaders 'wilfully blind' about climate change, says former …
Australia's political leaders are “wilfully blind” to the challenge of climate change, ... cop the hit and pay for the wilful ignorance and blindness of political leaders ... «The Guardian, Aug 15»
2
'Wilfully blind' driver convicted in fatal Surrey hit and run
... inquire, in order to avoid finding out what he did not want to find out. He was wilfully blind to the fact that the accident had involved a collision with Mr. MacKay. «The Province, Jun 15»
3
Persecutors of Cardinal George Pell wilfully ignore the history
Cardinal George Pell has become the victim of a modern-day witch hunt. As a social conservative, Pell has a number of opponents within the Catholic Church. «The Australian, May 15»
4
Poker machines offer bogus hope in an asylum for the wilfully mad
Row upon row of sufferers attached to beeping, flashing machines, exhausted by the struggle, their hands twitching. No. It's a Bedlam for the wilfully mad, an ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
5
Joss Whedon not a feminist? Only if you wilfully disregard certain …
These conclusions can be drawn, but only if one wilfully disregards both the themes of the movie, and the context of the scenes. The characters in Age Of Ultron ... «The Independent, May 15»
6
Blackmoney case: Pradip Burman wilfully tried to evade tax, says IT
NEW DELHI: Dabur promoter Pradip Burman, whose name has come up in a black money list submitted by the government to Supreme Court, has "wilfully ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
7
Energy white paper 'wilfully deluded' on climate change
The Abbott government's energy white paper is "wilfully deluded" for failing to put climate change at the centre of Australia's future energy policy, say climate ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
8
'Air safety rules wilfully violated at Mumbai airport'
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official has alleged that air safety rules have been “wilfully violated” at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
9
Co-pilot 'wilfully' crashed German airliner into Alps
Co-pilot 'wilfully' crashed German airliner into Alps. Locked captain out of cockpit | Terror link unlikely, say officials. Print This Page share ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Mar 15»
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Calypso 'wilfully blind' to safety hazard: Prosecutor
Calypso Theme Waterpark was “wilfully blind” to a hazard on its Steamer raft ride that was causing riders to flip over and hurt themselves, says the Crown lawyer ... «Ottawa Sun, Mar 15»

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