willfully
willfully — adverb
1. doing something on purpose, especially when you know it is wrong or against the
doing something on purpose, especially when you know it is wrong or against the rules; or behaving in a stubborn way without caring what others think or want
Kwame was fined for willfully ignoring the no-smoking signs in the hospital.
willfully ignoring [rules or warnings]
The company's directors willfully misled investors about the true financial losses.
willfully misled [someone] about [something]
Daichi willfully disobeyed the coach's training plan and did his own exercises instead.
The landlord was accused of willfully keeping the apartment without heat all winter.
Padma argued that the witness had willfully lied under oath to protect the suspect.
- deliberately
neutral connotation; does not imply wrongdoing — can be used for neutral or positive actions too
- intentionally
focuses on the mental planning behind the action; also neutral in connotation
- obstinately
emphasises stubbornness and refusal to change, rather than the moral wrongness of the act
- accidentally
describes something done without intention or planning
- unintentionally
the action happened without the person meaning for it to happen
文法句型
willfully + verb (ignore, disobey, mislead, lie, destroy)
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal or formal contexts to describe intentional violations of rules or laws. Carries a negative judgment — the action is not just deliberate but also morally or socially wrong. The British spelling is 'wilfully'.