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strong-willed Definition

strong·-willed (-wild)

adjective

having a strong, resolute, or obstinate will
strong-willed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • girl: We currently have two very strong-willed little girls fighting over our youngest, mind you, he is a catch!
  • woman: Instead she's a strong-willed woman who has forged a successful career, mostly in spite of her family.
  • child: Time Out for Parents Handbook How do you cope with a strong-willed child?
  • mother: In a moralistic or a strong-willed mother the morality or the strong will power go hand-in-hand with a dominant sense of pride.
  • person: He actually preferred the Penny who was needy and wasn't so keen on the independent and strong-willed person I am now.
  • man: If the strong-willed man fails frequently, what of the man who makes up his mind seldom or half-heartedly?

Modifying Another Word

  • equally: Zupan is equally strong-willed, cocky, tough and aggressive, but also funny and oddly sexy.
  • very: We currently have two very strong-willed little girls fighting over our youngest, mind you, he is a catch!