Definition of wilfully in English:

wilfully

(US willfully)

adverb ˈwɪlf(ə)liˈwɪlfəli

1With the intention of causing harm; deliberately.
she denies four charges of wilfully neglecting a patient
he admitted wilfully ill-treating animals
Example sentencesExamples
- At the end of Henry IV, in a re-enactment of Hamlet's murder of Polonius, Henry wilfully thrusts his sword into Belcredi.
- The Act also covers persons who knowingly or wilfully (within the timeframe specified for their retention) destroy, deface or conceal from the Revenue any documents.
- The government had in fact wilfully stood in the way of families reuniting, and had aggressively prevented parents reuniting with their children.
- As long as he does nothing wilfully provocative, he has considerable freedom to redefine his personal position on matters of faith and conscience.
- You don't accept the possibility that a government may one day wilfully misuse this information.
2With a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences.
he had wilfully ignored the evidence
the business seems willfully headed toward extinction
Example sentencesExamples
- His astonishing debut feature is one of the most wilfully obscure pieces of genre-busting cinema in a very long time.
- The Miami Herald columnist has produced a series of hysterical and wilfully absurd novels.
- He was a crucial figure in bringing new repertoire to a theatre which had almost wilfully avoided truly significant premieres in the previous four decades of its existence.
- Its lyrics are repetitious, its sound wilfully dated, its messages straightforward.
- She's the 19-year-old author of a wilfully eccentric, impossible to categorise debut album.

Definition of willfully in US English:

willfully

(British wilfully)

adverbˈwilfəlēˈwɪlfəli

1With the intention of causing harm; deliberately.
she denies four charges of willfully neglecting a patient
he admitted willfully ill-treating animals
Example sentencesExamples
- The government had in fact wilfully stood in the way of families reuniting, and had aggressively prevented parents reuniting with their children.
- The Act also covers persons who knowingly or wilfully (within the timeframe specified for their retention) destroy, deface or conceal from the Revenue any documents.
- You don't accept the possibility that a government may one day wilfully misuse this information.
- As long as he does nothing wilfully provocative, he has considerable freedom to redefine his personal position on matters of faith and conscience.
- At the end of Henry IV, in a re-enactment of Hamlet's murder of Polonius, Henry wilfully thrusts his sword into Belcredi.
2With a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences.
he had willfully ignored the evidence
the business seems willfully headed toward extinction
Example sentencesExamples
- She's the 19-year-old author of a wilfully eccentric, impossible to categorise debut album.
- His astonishing debut feature is one of the most wilfully obscure pieces of genre-busting cinema in a very long time.
- The Miami Herald columnist has produced a series of hysterical and wilfully absurd novels.
- He was a crucial figure in bringing new repertoire to a theatre which had almost wilfully avoided truly significant premieres in the previous four decades of its existence.
- Its lyrics are repetitious, its sound wilfully dated, its messages straightforward.

单词	wilfully
释义	Definition of wilfully in English: wilfully (US willfully) adverb ˈwɪlf(ə)liˈwɪlfəli 1With the intention of causing harm; deliberately. she denies four charges of wilfully neglecting a patient he admitted wilfully ill-treating animals Example sentencesExamples At the end of Henry IV, in a re-enactment of Hamlet's murder of Polonius, Henry wilfully thrusts his sword into Belcredi. The Act also covers persons who knowingly or wilfully (within the timeframe specified for their retention) destroy, deface or conceal from the Revenue any documents. The government had in fact wilfully stood in the way of families reuniting, and had aggressively prevented parents reuniting with their children. As long as he does nothing wilfully provocative, he has considerable freedom to redefine his personal position on matters of faith and conscience. You don't accept the possibility that a government may one day wilfully misuse this information. 2With a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences. he had wilfully ignored the evidence the business seems willfully headed toward extinction Example sentencesExamples His astonishing debut feature is one of the most wilfully obscure pieces of genre-busting cinema in a very long time. The Miami Herald columnist has produced a series of hysterical and wilfully absurd novels. He was a crucial figure in bringing new repertoire to a theatre which had almost wilfully avoided truly significant premieres in the previous four decades of its existence. Its lyrics are repetitious, its sound wilfully dated, its messages straightforward. She's the 19-year-old author of a wilfully eccentric, impossible to categorise debut album. Definition of willfully in US English: willfully (British wilfully) adverbˈwilfəlēˈwɪlfəli 1With the intention of causing harm; deliberately. she denies four charges of willfully neglecting a patient he admitted willfully ill-treating animals Example sentencesExamples The government had in fact wilfully stood in the way of families reuniting, and had aggressively prevented parents reuniting with their children. The Act also covers persons who knowingly or wilfully (within the timeframe specified for their retention) destroy, deface or conceal from the Revenue any documents. You don't accept the possibility that a government may one day wilfully misuse this information. As long as he does nothing wilfully provocative, he has considerable freedom to redefine his personal position on matters of faith and conscience. At the end of Henry IV, in a re-enactment of Hamlet's murder of Polonius, Henry wilfully thrusts his sword into Belcredi. 2With a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences. he had willfully ignored the evidence the business seems willfully headed toward extinction Example sentencesExamples She's the 19-year-old author of a wilfully eccentric, impossible to categorise debut album. His astonishing debut feature is one of the most wilfully obscure pieces of genre-busting cinema in a very long time. The Miami Herald columnist has produced a series of hysterical and wilfully absurd novels. He was a crucial figure in bringing new repertoire to a theatre which had almost wilfully avoided truly significant premieres in the previous four decades of its existence. Its lyrics are repetitious, its sound wilfully dated, its messages straightforward.
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