- waywardly
- adverb see wayward
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
waywardly
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waywardly — wayward ► ADJECTIVE ▪ self willed and unpredictable; perverse. DERIVATIVES waywardly adverb waywardness noun. ORIGIN shortening of obsolete awayward «turned away» … English terms dictionary
Waywardly — Wayward Way ward, a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See {Away}, and { ward}.] Taking one s own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful. [1913 Webster] My wife is in a wayward mood. Shak. [1913 Webster] Wayward beauty doth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waywardly — See wayward. * * * … Universalium
waywardly — adverb in a wayward manner … Wiktionary
waywardly — adv. disobediently; irregularly, erratically … English contemporary dictionary
waywardly — way·ward·ly … English syllables
waywardly — adverb Etymology: Middle English weywardly, from weyward wayward + ly : in a wayward manner … Useful english dictionary
wayward — waywardly, adv. waywardness, n. /way weuhrd/, adj. 1. turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior. 2. swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious: a wayward impulse; to be wayward in… … Universalium
wayward — adjective Etymology: Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away, adverb + ward Date: 14th century 1. following one s own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations ; ungovernable < a wayward child > 2. following no clear… … New Collegiate Dictionary
waywardness — See waywardly. * * * … Universalium
