Wayward \Way"ward\, a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned
away. See {Away}, and {-ward}.]
Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse;
willful.
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My wife is in a wayward mood. --Shak.
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Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. --Fairfax.
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Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought? --Keble.
[1913 Webster] -- {Way"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Way"ward*ness}, n.
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