Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Wayward /wā'wərd/ · Way·ward · IPA /ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/ 01 a. Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful. 1. 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.