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self-willed

How to use self-willed in a sentence

A self-willed chaos to familiar routines and associations, an involuntary revisiting of dead hours and buried sensations.

MOUNTAINCLEMENT WOOD

It is obvious from this that the prophet believed evil to be a human weakness with man as an active and self-willed agent.

I was arrogant and self-willed; I loved display, and above all, I threw all control far from me.

Yes, he would like a little bit of self-willed penance, but it is much better for him to submit, bodily and mentally.

MAGNUM BONUMCHARLOTTE M. YONGE

For his old father, too, thought that no maiden could refuse to love his bonny self-willed son.

"I 'm self-willed enough to follow my own bent generally," said he, abruptly, and left the room.

ROLAND CASHELCHARLES JAMES LEVER

She always had been an odd little creature, passionate, self willed and self seeking.

Sometimes Sarah, being larger an self-willed, would pick on her a little—an then Id put Sarah in her place mighty sudden.

There was, indeed, nothing very wrong about Lanse save that he was self-willed, and did quite as he pleased on all occasions.

EAST ANGELSCONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON

The best fellow in the world in other respects: in this one matter as obstinate and self-willed as he can be.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985