wilfully

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wilfully

/ˈwɪlfəli/ UK

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From Old English wilfullīċe, corresponding to wilful + -ly.

adverb more wilfully · most wilfully · willfully

obsolete Willingly, of one's own free will. […]wilfully and comptly commit[…]
Deliberately, on purpose.

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@misc{wilfully_2026,
  title = {wilfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wilfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}