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wilful

Meaningwill

Common meaning: deliberately stubborn

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwill‘will’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwilful‘full of will’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfull of will → deliberately stubbornwilful‘deliberately stubborn’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English will ‘will’.

Roots

  • will Old English “will”

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