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adj
Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Possessing self-will; determined to pursue one's own desires or adhere to one's own opinion..
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: froward, headstrong, willful, wilful
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English selfe-willed, selwillyd, equivalent to self- + willed. Compare Middle English onwille, anewil (“selfwilled, stubborn”), from Old English ānwille (literally “one-willed, one's own-willed, self-willed”).
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