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willfully

[wil-fuh-lee] / ˈwɪl fə li /




ADVERB
intentionally
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He partners with Karishma and the willfully clueless Brij in a profitable business manufacturing ayurvedic balms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In a song where vanity means being a “slave to makeup,” appearing willfully feminine might as well mean handing over your free will.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But a source told the BBC: "To argue publicly that there was just one complaint is willfully misleading. They were presented to London in one dossier, but there were multiple complaints."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Lawyers for the group contend the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

She’d tried to broach the subject with Celia, but Celia just changed the subject, as if she willfully didn’t want to know.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon