Used in a Sentence

wilfully

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wilfully.

Editorial note

To pretend every species is the same is just wilfully naive.

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Quick take

Deliberately, on purpose.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wilfully gathered in one view.

adverb

Deliberately, on purpose.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wilfully.

adverb

Deliberately, on purpose.

Example sentences

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To pretend every species is the same is just wilfully naive.

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It is terrible that on average, such compassionate, considerate people can end up seeming so wilfully ignorant or even hateful.

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Even if they wilfully did do something right (which they don't), it would not be replicable.

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Unless of course you belong to the camp who choose to be wilfully ignorant and closed in light of overwhelming evidence.

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Or they've been doing this wilfully, in which case they deserve no respect at all.

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Just so that the average Japanese citizen doesn't come across on the world stage as wilfully ignorant or incredibly crass and insensitive.

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Dogmatic assertions that wilfully disregard the mountains of evidence to the contrary don't have much to offer in this kind of argument.

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I don't believe any company wilfully would create any kind of problems to any of it's users/clients.

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But people who wilfully display static content in such a way that people can't see it should be publicly shamed, pour encourager les autres.

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Sure facebook and to a lesser extent google are wilfully screwing their users for no good reason (well no good reason for the users).

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What happens when this method meets the general public, huge numbers of which consistently lose things, or fail to understand basic security measures (sometimes wilfully)?

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> No true blogger would wilfully misunderstand a buffer overrun vulnerability in order to score some cheap pageviews.

Quote examples

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Dismissing it as "'because science'" and demanding that there be an invalidated null hypothesis before you can draw on scientific knowledge is just being wilfully obstructive.

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Uber does not supply any employee-style benefits, and they do not rely on specific drivers to carry out "key aspects" of the business beyond the discrete work units they've wilfully contracted to perform at their convenience.

Proper noun examples

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Wilfully turning off Javascript in the browser is not an accessibility issue.

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Wilfully ignoring existing laws implies a fundamental lack of respect for society and democracy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wilfully in a sentence?

To pretend every species is the same is just wilfully naive.

What does wilfully mean?

Deliberately, on purpose.

What part of speech is wilfully?

wilfully is commonly used as adverb.