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What does wayward mean?

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Adjective
  1. given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
  2. obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
  3. (sports) not on target
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However, in 1998, I changed my wayward behaviour and, within a few months, closed all but one account.
Teachers should also take a lead in helping correct the misconception of the now wayward pupils.
Later he was even prepared to rule that wayward parents should be sent on special parenting courses to teach them how to behave better.
Anyone who has had to manage wayward or unruly livestock will know that the easiest way to do so is with food.
He confessed that he had been fed up with the wayward habits of his elder brother and that was the reason he killed him.
Many religious texts legitimise keeping wayward women under control through the use of physical violence.

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