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Waywardly

Wayward \Way"ward\, a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.] Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.

My wife is in a wayward mood.
--Shak.

Wayward beauty doth not fancy move.
--Fairfax.

Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought?
--Keble. [1913 Webster] -- Way"ward*ly, adv. -- Way"ward*ness, n.

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waywardly

adv. In a wayward manner.

Usage examples of "waywardly".

He waywardly wished for something, and he set about obtaining it like a child in a nursery.