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wilfulness

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From wilful + -ness.

noun wilfulnesses · willfulness

  1. UK, uncountable, usually The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness. “I want ye all to know,” she said, with a clearing-up snuff, “dat it’s my will an’ pleasure to go right on doin’ my work jes’ de same; an’, Missis, please, I’ll allers put three eggs in de crullers, now; an’ I won’t turn de wash-basin down in de sink, but hang it jam-up on de nail; an’ I won’t pick

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noun state of being wilful; stubbornness

Русскийсвоево́лие svojevólije, упря́мство uprjámstvo

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@misc{wilfulness_2026,
  title = {wilfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wilfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}