What does wilfully mean?
Wilfully means (obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will..
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/ˈwɪlfəli/ · adverb
(obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will..
[…]wilfully and comptly commit[…]
Why then dost thou, O man, that of them all / Art Lord, and eke of nature Soueraine, / Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall [...]?
Use wilfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wilfully means (obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will..
Common synonyms include willfully.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…]wilfully and comptly commit[…]
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