Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wilful; obstinate; unmanageable.
- Shy; awkward; confused; bewildered.
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Examples
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` ` Uh! uh! it's a hard-set willyard beast this o 'mine.' '
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` ` He's a gude creature, '' said she, ` ` and a kind --- it's a pity he has sae willyard a powny. ''
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"He's a gude creature," said she, "and a kind -- it's a pity he has sae willyard a powny."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"Uh! uh! it's a hard-set willyard beast this o 'mine."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"Uh! uh! it's a hard-set willyard beast this o 'mine."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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“He’s a gude creature,” said she, “and a kind — it’s a pity he has sae willyard a powny.”
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“Uh! uh! it’s a hard-set willyard beast this o’ mine.”
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