Associations to the word «Wayward»
Noun
- Fancy
- Lass
- Caprice
- Novice
- Pine
- Wandering
- Manhood
- Gentle
- Thrash
- Mood
- Constance
- Caress
- Curl
- Wild
- Humour
- Lad
- Cruel
- Puritan
- Impulse
- Genius
- Gust
- Mansfield
- Freak
- Filly
- Wand
- Yorker
- Asylum
- Disposition
- Wade
- Prostitute
- Temper
- Reckoning
- Passion
- Woe
- Youth
- Kansas
- Chambers
- Solitude
- Carry
- Behaviour
- Newman
- Eliot
- Intellect
- Charm
- Bus
- Affection
- Folly
- Lover
- Granddaughter
- Son
- Bowling
- Monica
- Him
- Convent
- Teen
- Imagination
- Nun
- Girl
- Warden
- Lamb
- Chase
- Wind
- Dwarf
- Tendency
Adjective
Wiktionary
WAYWARD, adjective. Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
WAYWARD, adjective. Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
WAYWARD, adjective. (sports) not on target
Dictionary definition
WAYWARD, adjective. Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior".
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