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wayward definition

way·ward (-wərd)

adjective

  1. insistent upon having one's own way, contrary to others' advice, wishes, or orders; headstrong, willful, disobedient, delinquent, etc.
  2. conforming to no fixed rule or pattern; unpredictable; irregular; capricious; erratic
  3. Archaic unwanted or unexpected wayward fate

Etymology: ME weiward, aphetic for aweiward: see away & -ward

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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