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Definition of Waiward

Way"ward (?), a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.] Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.

My wife is in a wayward mood.
Shak.

Wayward beauty doth not fancy move.
Fairfax.

Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought?
Keble.

-- Way"ward*ly, adv. -- Way"ward*ness, n.

Way"ward (?), a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.] Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.

My wife is in a wayward mood.
Shak.

Wayward beauty doth not fancy move.
Fairfax.

Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought?
Keble.

-- Way"ward*ly, adv. -- Way"ward*ness, n.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
  • obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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