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WAYWARD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resistant to guidance or discipline
Example:
wayward behavior
Synonyms:
contrary; obstinate; perverse; wayward
Classified under:
Similar:
disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)
Context examples:
Far down the course of time I can see her still leading the nations, a wayward queen among the peoples, great in war, but greater in peace, quick in thought, deft in action, with her people's will for her sole monarch, from the sands of Calais to the blue seas of the south.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Then he had but to bring out the old romance book from the priory, with befingered cover of sheepskin and gold letters upon a purple ground, to entice her wayward mind back to the paths of learning.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men. The hall was at present occupied by two deplorably sober men and their highly indignant wives. The wives were sympathizing with each other in slightly raised voices.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
