wayward

Chip could be a bit wayward and excitable.

her wayward, difficult sister.

her hair escaped in wayward fronds.

the distressed parents of wayward youths.

She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.

The mood changes abruptly after six or seven bars of wayward decrescendo.

The Jawas are a scavenger species.They comb the deserts of Tatooine in search of discarded scrap and wayward mechanicals.

A micrometeorite impact, a snag, a wayward tool or even a misstep can spell doom for an astronaut.

Still, it is no bad thing if Mr Cameron's unilateral action - his "scrutiny committee" - starts a competition to be the most vigorous purger of wayward MPs.