— waywardly , adv. — waywardness , n.
/way"weuhrd/ , adj.
1. turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
2. swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious: a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections.
3. turning or changing irregularly; irregular: a wayward breeze.
[ 1350-1400; ME; aph. var. of awayward. See AWAY, -WARD ]
Syn. 1. contrary, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unruly, refractory, intractable. See willful. 3. unsteady, inconstant, changeable.