<adj.all> the insult was intentional willful disobedience
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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Wilful \Wil"ful\, a., Wilfully \Wil"ful*ly\, adv., Wilfulness \Wil"ful*ness\, n. See {Willful}, {Willfully}, and {Willfulness}.
But a personal rebuke from Hitler immediately ended the foreign minister's period of 'wilful ignorance.'
The UCW says that it was raining hard at the time, which made it particularly difficult for the postman to get out his pencil. The letter went back into the system and the postman was suspended from duty for wilful delay.
'We will indemnify clients against fraud, negligence and wilful misconduct,' said Ross Whitehill, head of global custody.
First, adequate, verifiable information; second, effective powers to enforce disclosure on those who are reluctant; third, adequate staff to pursue wilful wrongdoers.
Viviana Durante can spin through Titania's steps with the best, but the role lacks radiance and that wilful sensuality to illuminate the last duet.
If a postman was taken ill, for example, and 'staggered back obviously ill', that would not be regarded as wilful delay.