contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
(adjective) resistant to guidance or discipline; “Mary Mary quite contrary”; “an obstinate child with a violent temper”; “a perverse mood”; “wayward behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wayward (comparative more wayward, superlative most wayward)
given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
(sports) not on target
• willful, headstrong, perverse, obstinate, obdurate, contrary, disobedient, insubordinate, undisciplined, capricious, witherward, froward
• See also obstinate
Source: Wiktionary
Way"ward, a. Etym: [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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