"wilfully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪlfəli/ [UK] Forms: more wilfully [comparative], most wilfully [superlative]
Etymology: From Old English wilfullīċe, corresponding to wilful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wilfullīċe}} Old English wilfullīċe, {{suffix|en|wilful|ly}} wilful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wilfully (comparative more wilfully, superlative most wilfully)
  1. (obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wilfully-en-adv-DFnUgZ7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 86 14
  2. Deliberately, on purpose.
    Sense id: en-wilfully-en-adv-SxvNTCdp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: willfully [US]

Alternative forms

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