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wayward
[ wey-werd ]
adjective
- turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient:
a wayward son; wayward behavior.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious:
a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections.
- turning or changing irregularly; irregular:
a wayward breeze.
Synonyms: , ,
wayward
/ ˈɱɪə /
adjective
- wanting to have one's own way regardless of the wishes or good of others
- capricious, erratic, or unpredictable
Derived Forms
- ˈɲɲԱ, noun
- ˈɲɲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɲw· adverb
- ɲw·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɲw adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wayward1
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Example Sentences
Lawson struggled to come to terms with the wayward handling of the Red Bull car.
Both players scrambled their way down the 18th following wayward drives out to the right that left them blocked by trees.
Walmart was founded by her wayward cousin after stealing a bunch of the family’s pigs and running away with the money.
With his movie “Anora,” a bittersweet dramedy about a Brooklyn stripper who becomes entangled with the wayward son of a Russian oligarch, Baker won awards for best picture, director, original screenplay and editing.
He is hired by a faded actress to retrieve her wayward daughter, a job that takes him to the Florida Keys.
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