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Factory farming, like comparable evils throughout history, depends for its existence upon concealment. It depends on people either not noticing or willfully averting their gaze.
Matthew Scully

Meaning of "willfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLFULLY

willfully  [ˈwɪlfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willfully 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 WILLFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

willfully

Intention (criminal law)

In criminal law, intention is one of three general classes of mens rea necessary to constitute a conventional as opposed to strict liability crime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLFULLY


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
wilfully
ˈwɪlfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLFULLY

will
will do
will-o-the-wispish
will-o-the-wispy
will-o´-the-wisp
willable
willed
Willem-Alexander
willemite
Willemstad
willer
willet
willful
willfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLFULLY

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 willfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «willfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLFULLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

故意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intencionalmente
570 millions of speakers

English

willfully
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

Trends of use of willfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLFULLY»

The term «willfully» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLFULLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «willfully» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «willfully» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about willfully

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10 QUOTES WITH «WILLFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word willfully.
1
Mary Astell
Nor can the Apostle mean that Eve only sinned; or that she only was Deceived, for if Adam sinned willfully and knowingly, he became the greater Transgressor.
2
George Bancroft
The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred.
3
Jamie Cullum
I worship pianos like they are prize diamonds, and I never willfully do damage to them. But I grew up playing guitars, and you treat a guitar like a best friend or a little brother or a lover you have a tempestuous relationship with.
4
William A. Dembski
The problem with merely writing so that you can be understood is that the wrong people, in advancing their agendas, are only too ready to misunderstand you. Writing so that you cannot be misunderstood anticipates and preempts those who would willfully distort what you are trying to say.
5
Henry Giroux
America has become amnesiac, a country in which forms of historical, political, and moral forgetting are not only willfully practiced but celebrated.
6
Margaret Heffernan
The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.
7
Loretta Lynch
Those who willfully conceal assets overseas undermine the playing field for all taxpayers.
8
Edna St. Vincent Millay
A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.
9
Reince Priebus
Candidate Obama was either exceptionally naive or willfully disingenuous when he vowed to change the way Washington works. The very promise of Hope and Change was rooted in uprooting the Washington modus operandi. But instead of rejecting it, he embraced it all - the secrecy, the closed doors, the political favors, the near-criminal negligence.
10
Matthew Scully
Factory farming, like comparable evils throughout history, depends for its existence upon concealment. It depends on people either not noticing or willfully averting their gaze.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLFULLY»

Discover the use of willfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Willfully Wed
FAMILY SECRETS Danielle Vine was stumped: she's been left a huge sum of money but she didn't know from who or why!
Toni Collins, 2011
2
Willfully Ignorant
Pat Miller. to kill Hitler and there will be others, of that I am sure. And besides, you are good company.” By the end ofthat week, Anna was gone. She left me a message: Ifound a way out. Do not worry about me. I will be all right. You have been ...
Pat Miller, 2014
3
America in the Great War
Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to promote the success of its ...
Ronald Schaffer, 1991
4
Public Health, Parts 400 to 413
The violations are the following: (1) Knowingly and willfully billing, and on a repeated basis, for a clinical diagnostic laboratory test, other than on an assignment-related basis (§402. 1(c)(1)). (2) By any durable medical equipment supplier, ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
‎2001
6
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(vii) By any supplier of durable medical equipment, including a supplier of prosthetic devices, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies, knowingly and willfully failing to make refunds in a timely manner to Medicare beneficiaries for services billed other ...
‎2003
7
The Philosophy of Criminal Law: Selected Essays
Ideally, willfully ignorant agents are suspicious because the evidence demands it . The second condition to differentiate the willfully ignorant defendant from the suspicious defendant might be called the availability condition. In many (but not ...
Douglas N. Husak, 2010
8
Justice and Sheriff: Practical Forms, for the Use of ...
upon one E. F. feloniously, willfully, and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault, and a certain stone, of no value, which he, the said C. D., in his right hand then and there had and held, in and upon the right side of the head, near the ...
Samuel Dana Bell, Samuel Newell Bell, 1856
9
Manual for Courts-Martial United States
Lesser included offenses. (1) Sale or disposition of military property. (a) Article 80 — attempts (b) Article 1 34 — sale or disposition of non-military government property (2) Willfully damaging military property. (a) Article 108 — damaging military ...
Defense Dept., Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, Etats-Unis
10
The Flamethrowers: A Novel
At its center is Kushner’s brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination.
Rachel Kushner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willfully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NRC Tags Two Technicians With Willfully Shortchanging Weld Tests
The federal watchdog said that two former contracted employees willfully falsified reports after improper tests were conducted on the cask welds. The tests ... «Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers, Jul 15»
2
Mets willfully ignorant in pinning season on miracle cures
Yes. You read that correctly. As the Mets prepared for the second game of this “awfully important” – their words – series with the Nationals Tuesday night, several ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Is the Obama Administration Willfully Disobeying a Federal Judge?
A federal judge says Homeland Security is ignoring his ruling to stop giving illegals assistance so he now wants the head, Jeh Johnson, to show up in court for ... «FOX News Radio, Jul 15»
4
IRS Did Not Willfully Destroy or Hide Lerner Emails, Watchdog Finds
IRS Did Not Willfully Destroy or Hide Lerner Emails, Watchdog Finds. By Charles S. Clark; July 7, 2015; 46 Comments. RELATED ... «GovExec.com, Jul 15»
5
'Willfully blind' Surrey driver convicted in fatal hit-and-run
He was willfully blind to the fact that the accident had involved a collision with Mr. MacKay." The court heard Basra was driving a 2008 Volkswagen City Jetta that ... «Surrey Now, Jun 15»
6
Rick Manning: “Willfully Delusional” Fast Track Vote
Rick Manning: “Willfully Delusional” Fast Track Vote ... a prome to the Republicans in the U.S. Congress and we need to fix a few things” willfully delusional. «FITSNews, Jun 15»
7
IRS workers “willfully” avoiding taxes often not fired
A report from internal investigators found that while the Internal Revenue Service is supposed to terminate employees who “willfully violate tax law,” more than ... «WSB Radio, May 15»
8
San Diego Man With HIV 'Willfully' Spread Virus: 5 Things To Know …
This was the first time a case of willful HIV transmission has been prosecuted in San Diego County since the law was adopted 20 years ago. Prosecutors ... «International Business Times, May 15»
9
Trumka: Obama 'Willfully Ignoring' Congress on 'Un-Democratic …
Tuesday at a a hearing on U.S. trade policy and the fast-track trade authority bill, long-time ally of President Barack Obama, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
10
U.S.: Schlumberger 'willfully' violated sanctions
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- For six years, a division of oil services company Schlumberger "willfully" violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and Sudan, the ... «UPI.com, Mar 15»

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