Word: wayward
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...rudely disturbed one afternoon by the return of William, the Black Sheep; or, as William aptly characterizes himself, "I'm the family skeleton; can't you hear my bones rattle?" Unable to abide the domineering influence of his father or his interminable demands for "an explanation" of each wayward act, William had fled to America fifteen years before; now he fails to find the fatted calf awaiting--in fact he receives a decidedly frosty welcome from all but his mother and sister. One brother, David, has become a meek and cringing rector, while George, the other, is a Conservative candidate...
...learned and accomplished professors to study FOR you? Almost any undergraduate of today could safely be trusted to name certain courses which would have been included in that young man's choice of electives, courses which are much sought after, in spite of attempts to check the student's wayward fancies by rules regarding "concentration" and "dissipation...
...wayward woman's wanton...
When the CRIMSON some months ago gently chided certain wayward souls for their form of nocturnal amusement, it was not done in a spirit of polite laughter at their quaint ways. The communication in this morning's CRIMSON indicates that window-breaking has not ceased. It might be the muckers, but it is not. The Lampoon is justifiably angry at being several times the victim of criminally thoughtless childishness. In an adult community window-smashers are jailed: the fact that this outrage has gone on spasmodically for over a year reflects no credit on the maturity of the College community...
...barbaric glitter and wayward humor of the numbers from Rimsky Korsakoff's early opera "Snegourotchka," the orchestra rose to a climax of brilliancy and real unity of ensemble, which constitute a very palpable executive achievement...