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self–willed
adjective \-ˈwild\
: determined to do what you want even though other people may not want you to do it
Full Definition of SELF-WILLED
: governed by one's own will : not yielding to the wishes of others : obstinate
— self–willed·ly \-ˈwild-lē\ adverb
— self–willed·ness \-ˈwild-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of SELF-WILLED
14th century
Related to SELF-WILLED
- Synonyms
- adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, hard-nosed, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ossified, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-opinionated, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful (or wilful)
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