wayward

adj.

1. Given to or marked by willful, often perverse deviation from what is desired, expected, or required in order to gratify one's own impulses or inclinations. See synonyms at unruly.
2. Swayed or prompted by caprice; unpredictable.

[Middle English, short for awaiward, turned away, perverse : awai, away; see away + -ward, -ward.]

waywardly way'ward·ly adv.
waywardness way'ward·ness n.

adjective

Given to acting in opposition to others: balky, contrarious, contrary, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, support/oppose.

adj

Definition: contrary, unmanageable
Antonyms: controllable, manageable, obedient

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IN BRIEF: Resistant to guidance or discipline.

Despite all of their efforts to train it, the dog continued to be wayward in its insistence upon digging up the yard.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lunefuld, egensindig

Nederlands (Dutch)
koppig, balorig

Français (French)
adj. - difficile, rétif, incontrôlable (cheval), volage (mari)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eigensinnig, launisch, aus der Art geschlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ατίθασος, πεισματάρης/-ικος, δύστροπος, ιδιότροπος

Italiano (Italian)
ribelle, indocile, ostinato, capriccioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconstante, caprichoso

Русский (Russian)
своенравный, изменчивый, сбившийся с пути

Español (Spanish)
adj. - voluntarioso, porfiado, caprichoso, desobediente, adverso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - egensinnig, nyckfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
任性的, 刚愎的, 不定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 任性的, 剛愎的, 不定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 제멋대로 하는, 변덕스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - わがままな, 気まぐれな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد, متمسك, معاكس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשן, גחמני, קפריזי, הפכפך‬

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