Wilfully

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwɪlfÉ™li/

Origin

Old English wilfullīċe, corresponding to wilful + -ly.

Full definition of wilfully

Adverb

1. (obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:Why then dost thou, O man, that of them all
  Art Lord, and eke of nature Soueraine,
  Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall ...?
2. Deliberately, on purpose; maliciously.