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The definition of willful is someone or something that does what they want, or something done on purpose.

(adjective)

An example of someone willful is a child that refuses to eat at a meal.
An example of something willful is the action of a puppy that is determined to eat all of the shoes it can find.

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See willful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

said or done deliberately or intentionally
doing as one pleases; self-willed

Related Forms:

willfully adverb
willfulness noun

See willful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also wil·ful

adjective

Said or done on purpose; deliberate. See Synonyms at voluntary.
Obstinately bent on having one's own way.

Related Forms:

willˈful·ly adverb

willˈful·ness noun

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