Wayward meaning
Conforming to no fixed rule or pattern; unpredictable; irregular; capricious; erratic.
adjective
Mischievous, naughty, flirtatious, etc.
A wayward glance.
adjective
Unwanted or unexpected.
Wayward fate.
adjective
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(sports) Not on target.
adjective
The definition of wayward is being insistent on having your own way, being headstrong or unpredictable.
A child who misbehaves in unpredictable ways is an example of a wayward child.
adjective
Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations.
adjective
Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order.
A wayward strand of hair.
adjective
Going somewhere not intended or desired.
A wayward golf shot; a wayward courier.
adjective
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Following no clear pattern; unpredictable.
adjective
Insistent upon having one's own way; headstrong, willful, disobedient, etc.
A wayward youth.
adjective
Origin of wayward
Middle English short for awaiward turned away, perverse awai away away -ward -ward