wilfully

[US]/'wilfəli/
[UK]/ˈ wɪlfəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a stubborn and intentionally way

Phrases & Collocations

act wilfully

wilfully ignore

Example Sentences

wilfully obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty

Under the nose may face on or faces takes care of a matter wilfully, does not have to replace the grinding wheel piece then to resharpen the bevel edge.

He wilfully ignored the warning signs and continued on his dangerous path.

She wilfully disobeyed her parents and stayed out past curfew.

The suspect wilfully destroyed evidence to cover up his crime.

The company was fined for wilfully violating safety regulations.

He wilfully misled his colleagues about his involvement in the project.

The student was expelled for wilfully cheating on the exam.

She was charged with wilfully damaging public property during the protest.

The defendant pleaded guilty to wilfully breaking the law.

He wilfully ignored the doctor's advice and continued to smoke.

The employee was terminated for wilfully violating company policies.

Real-world Examples

On your broad main doth wilfully appear.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

And yours, he replied with a smile, is wilfully to misunderstand them.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

'She would harm nobody wilfully, never would she!

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

'But Margaret never does wrong — not wilfully wrong, ' pleaded Mrs. Hale.

Source: South and North (Middle)

Not all Chelsea supporters are wilfully blind.

Source: The Royal Lawyer (Silk) Season 3

It seemed wilfully rebarbative, a rejection of the idea of reading for pleasure.

Source: The Economist Culture

And one of the surveyors' instruments had a tiny, wilfully ignored error.

Source: The Economist Culture

Though conscious of the danger, wilfully shall I expose myself to the Seducer's arts?

Source: Monk (Part 2)

But I know her to be incapable of wilfully deceiving anyone.

Source: My channel

570--But I know her to be incapable of wilfully deceiving anyone.

Source: Pride and Prejudice 2005

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