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willfully
[ wil-fuh-lee ]
adverb
- deliberately or intentionally; on purpose:
Any seller who knowingly or willfully certifies false statements is subject to fine and imprisonment.
- in an unreasonably stubborn or headstrong way:
The student disrupted school activities and willfully defied the authority of teachers, administrators, and other school employees.
Other 51Թ Forms
- -ɾ·ڳܱ· half-ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
- ܲ·ɾ·ڳܱ· un·ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of willfully1
Example Sentences
For starters, there is zero evidence Boasberg “knowingly and willfully” violated his oath, never mind that he acted in pursuit of “political gain.”
His heavy, nuanced songs and personal lyrics — from Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” to “Cut You in” and his four solo records — are multilayered, often willfully opaque and always powerful.
Democrats have lambasted Musk’s work in recent weeks, accusing him of willfully spreading misinformation about what federal funding is being spent on.
One of our biggest civic crises in America is that so many of our citizens lack basic comprehension of the governmental and economic model they live under, or, perhaps, they willfully deny it.
I don’t know if that is bluster for negotiation purposes, or if he’s willfully ignorant, or both.
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