WILLFUL
Will"ful, a. Etym: [Will + full.] Etym: [Written also wilful.]
1. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder. Foxe. In willful poverty chose to lead his life. Chaucer. Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. Milton.
2. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse. — Will"ful*ly, adv. — Will"ful*ness, n.
WILLIER
Wil"li*er, n.
Defn: One who works at a willying machine.
WILLING
Will"ing, a. Etym: [From Will, v. t.]
1. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready. Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. Acts xxiv. 27. With wearied wings and willing feet. Milton. [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. Bryant.
2. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [They] are held, with his melodious harmony, In willing chains and sweet captivity. Milton.
3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
WILLINGLY
Will"ing*ly, adv.