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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024way•ward /ˈweɪwɚd/USA pronunciation adj. - stubborn;
disobedient;
a wayward son. - changing or unpredictable, esp. without apparent reason;
erratic:a wayward breeze; a wayward impulse.
way•ward•ly, adv. way•ward•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024way•ward (wā′wərd),USA pronunciation adj. - turned or turning away from what is right or proper;
willful;
disobedient:a wayward son; wayward behavior. - swayed or prompted by caprice;
capricious:a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections. - turning or changing irregularly;
irregular:a wayward breeze.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of awayward. See away, -ward
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contrary, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unruly, refractory, intractable. See willful.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unsteady, inconstant, changeable.
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