Willful — Defs

01 a. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.

1.
Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.
“In willful poverty chose to lead his life.” — Chaucer.

“Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence.” — Milton.
2.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse.