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wayward

adjective
 
 
/ˈweɪ.wəd/ US  /-wɚd/ old-fashioned

Definition

doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to controlUncontrolled waywardness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
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