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The phrase "somewhat wilful" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a person or action that is determined or stubborn to a certain degree.
Example: "Her somewhat wilful nature often led her to pursue her own ideas, even when others disagreed."
Alternatives: "somewhat stubborn" or "partially headstrong."
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What there has been in recent times is a somewhat wilful separation of the two forms, resulting in the sense of a contest.
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It's all emblematic of Williams' somewhat dogged conceptual thrust, and the attendant, seemingly wilful, elusiveness of his work.
Presumably shy of giving such a subtle, wilful record a full commercial release, they are calling it an EP, which seems somewhat disingenuous since the UK version has 12 tracks.
Wilful Peggy.
This is wilful murder.
Is it wilful?
Some are wilful misunderstanding.
To argue otherwise is wilful.
Its misunderstanding seems almost wilful.
Heffernan M (2012) Wilful Blindness.
'Wilful exclusion' from the arts?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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