| Title | Wayward |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary way·ward \\ˈwā-wərd\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away, adverb + -ward
DATE 14th century
1. following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable a wayward child 2. following no clear principle or law : unpredictable 3. opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward wayward fate Synonyms: see contrary • way·ward·ly adverb • way·ward·ness noun English Etymology wayward late 14c. aphetic shortening of aweiward "turned away," from away + -ward. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 wayward way·ward / 5weiwEd; NAmE -wErd / adjective (formal)difficult to control 难以控制的；任性的；倔强的 SYN headstrong :a wayward child 任性的孩子 wayward emotions 反覆无常的情绪 • way·ward·ness noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged way·ward \ˈwāwə(r)d\ adjective Etymology: Middle English wayward, weyward, short for awayward, aweyward turned away, from away, awey, adverb, away + -ward — more at away 1. : characterized by extreme willfulness and by determination to follow one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations to the point of being ungovernable < the wayward child who persists in wandering away — A.R.Mead > < the glamorous sin … associated with what is known as wayward passion — Tomorrow > < the wayward power of the emotionally excited masses — Vernon Mallinson > 2. : following no clear principle or law : unpredictable , erratic < there was no room in that precision for the eccentricity, the wayward act — Graham Greene > 3. : opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward , vexing< wayward fate > Synonyms: see contrary
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