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waywardly, adv.|ˈweɪwədlɪ| [f. wayward a. + -ly2.] In a wayward manner.
1388Wyclif Ecclus. xxvii. 26 At the last he schal turne weiwerdli his mouth [Vulg. pervertet os suum]. 1395Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 45 These principlis vndirstonden weiwardli, and applied blasfemeli to a synful man. 1545Elyot Dict., Morosè, waywardely. 1549Coverdale etc. Erasm. Par. 1 John ii. 7–11 He loued his enemies, yea those that turned waywardly from him and that were worthy of euyll. a1586Sidney Arcadia ii. xxii. §2 Waiwardly proud; and therefore bold, because extreamely faultie. 1825J. Neal Bro. Jonathan III. 331 Thou art still a creature of..courage and power. But why went such power so waywardly? 1880Academy 23 Oct. 299/2 Taste changes so waywardly. |