wayward
adjective
[ ˈweɪwəd ]
• difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.
• "a wayward adolescent"
Similar:
wilful,
self-willed,
headstrong,
stubborn,
obstinate,
obdurate,
perverse,
contrary,
rebellious,
defiant,
uncooperative,
refractory,
recalcitrant,
unruly,
wild,
ungovernable,
unmanageable,
unpredictable,
capricious,
whimsical,
fickle,
inconstant,
changeable,
erratic,
intractable,
difficult,
impossible,
intolerable,
unbearable,
fractious,
disobedient,
insubordinate,
undisciplined,
contumacious,
Origin:
late Middle English: shortening of obsolete awayward ‘turned away’; compare with froward.
