wayward
/ˈweɪwərd/
adjective
- Difficult to control or predict; tending to go against rules or expectations.
- Her wayward behavior in class frustrated the teacher.
- The wayward puppy kept running off into the woods.
- The storm took a wayward path, surprising the meteorologists.
- Moving or directed in an irregular or unexpected way.
- A wayward gust of wind blew the papers off the desk.
- His wayward thoughts kept drifting during the lecture.
- The wayward ball bounced into the neighbor's yard.
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