Wayward
Pronunciation : Way"ward
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.]
Definition : Defn: Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful. My wife is in a wayward mood. Shak. Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. Fairfax. Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought Keble. -- Way"ward*ly, adv. -- Way"ward*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913