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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wilful /ˈwɪlfl/ (US also willful)

▶adjective

1 intentional; deliberate.

2 stubborn and determined.

– derivatives
wilfully adverb,
wilfulness noun.

– origin ME: from the noun will2 + -ful.

'wilful' also found in these Oxford entries:

headstrong - nose - sabotage - will - willful

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