willed
/wɪld
/adjective
1 [in combination] Having a specified level of determination: a free-willed female she is good-willed, not selfish they proved themselves to be steely-willed...
- She is a strong-willed, independent-minded lady who, like Casanova, has a secret she has yet to reveal.
- He is a weak-willed, manipulative narcissus.
- He is the strongest-willed player who would eventually rescue the rest of the surviving team.
1.1(Of an action or feeling) deliberate: a willed, hugely courageous act a willed and wary indifference...
- He did dream therapy - which seemed to consist chiefly of willed sexual fantasies.
- As such, in general lexicons the concept has the attributes of a power-play, oriented to the accomplishment of willed ends, albeit in the limited bounds of conversational interaction and behavior.
- The larky, willed optimism of the book is revealed, too, by the action: the hero "goes through everything and undergoes nothing."
2Bequeathed in a will: willed property...
- The willed third of the property cannot cover all the mentioned beneficiaries.
- There were the proceeds from the sale of the willed property.
- He has to live in the willed property until it sells.