self-wilfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈwɪlf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈwɪlfəl/

Forms: see self- prefix and wilful adj.¹, adv., and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, wilful adj.¹

Etymology: < self- prefix + wilful adj.¹, after self-will n. Compare earlier self-wilfulness n. Compare also earlier self-willed adj.

somewhat rare.

Characterized by self-will; self-willed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > wilful

onwileOE

wilfulc1200

willesfulc1225

headstronga1398

wilsomea1400

headya1425

overthrowing?a1425

self-willya1425

self-willedc1450

sensual1524

wayward1528

headish1530

affectionate1534

self-will1562

strongheaded1579

hard-mouthed1610

brag-brained1648

self-wilful1648

overwilled1650

will-strong1654

cobby1785

willyart1791

brain-strong1863

1648 Tom Tell-troth sig. A3 [To] make their suggested Reasons, Treasons, their self-wills selfe-wilfull.

1681 Ghosts E. Fits Harris & O. Plunket i. 76 The..scornful, Stubborne, self-willful, and self-Exalting Spirit.

1862 T. F. Barham Free Catholicism 6 It is the duty..of the Christian church..to practise such moderation..; lest by their self-wilful folly..cursed discord..should arise.

1894 H. C. G. Moule Epist. St. Paul to Romans 366 Take all possible forethought against the life of self.., with its lustful, self-wilful gravitation away from God.

1998 M. Bonnett in P. H. Hirst & P. White Philos. & Educ. (2001) xvi. 376 It is neither pure passivity nor self-wilful, but a caring and tending in which man emerges as a sort of midwife to things rather than their masterful inventor and fabricator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-wilful
释义	self-wilfuladj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈwɪlf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈwɪlfəl/ Forms: see self- prefix and wilful adj.¹, adv., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, wilful adj.¹ Etymology: < self- prefix + wilful adj.¹, after self-will n. Compare earlier self-wilfulness n. Compare also earlier self-willed adj. somewhat rare. Characterized by self-will; self-willed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > wilful onwileOE wilfulc1200 willesfulc1225 headstronga1398 wilsomea1400 headya1425 overthrowing?a1425 self-willya1425 self-willedc1450 sensual1524 wayward1528 headish1530 affectionate1534 self-will1562 strongheaded1579 hard-mouthed1610 brag-brained1648 self-wilful1648 overwilled1650 will-strong1654 cobby1785 willyart1791 brain-strong1863 1648 Tom Tell-troth sig. A3 [To] make their suggested Reasons, Treasons, their self-wills selfe-wilfull. 1681 Ghosts E. Fits Harris & O. Plunket i. 76 The..scornful, Stubborne, self-willful, and self-Exalting Spirit. 1862 T. F. Barham Free Catholicism 6 It is the duty..of the Christian church..to practise such moderation..; lest by their self-wilful folly..cursed discord..should arise. 1894 H. C. G. Moule Epist. St. Paul to Romans 366 Take all possible forethought against the life of self.., with its lustful, self-wilful gravitation away from God. 1998 M. Bonnett in P. H. Hirst & P. White Philos. & Educ. (2001) xvi. 376 It is neither pure passivity nor self-wilful, but a caring and tending in which man emerges as a sort of midwife to things rather than their masterful inventor and fabricator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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