“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
WILFUL
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful
(adjective) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful, wilful
(adjective) done by design; “the insult was intentional”; “willful disobedience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wilful (comparative more wilful or wilfuller, superlative most wilful or wilfullest) (British spelling)
Intentional; deliberate.
Synonyms: volitional, voluntary
Stubborn and determined.
Synonyms: obstinate, self-willed, headstrong, spiteful
Source: Wiktionary
Wil"ful, a., Wil"ful*ly, adv., Wil"ful*ness, n.
Definition: See Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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