Definition of wayward | Bee Dictionary of English

For the past eight years, Wang's group has used the courts to teach wayward officials and unscrupulous businessmen just what environmental law is.
NICHOLAS pounds his Filipino opponent like he's a wayward paparazzo Weighing in at a combined 624 kilos, MUSUME gives Faye the boot.
Or the depth of his fiery, finally wayward commitment.

Midday News Links: Blackhawks Fan Recovering After Puck HIts Her in Face
Dr. Patricia Higgins of Burr Ridge is recovering after a wayward puck hit her "like an arrow" during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. [ more › ]
June 14, 2013 - Chicagoist
Doylestown, Sellersville could be backdrop for Fox's M. Night Shyamalan drama
Two Bucks County towns are among the locations being scouted for "Wayward Pines," a new television show from “Sixth Sense” director M. Night Shyamalan.
June 14, 2013 - The Intelligencer
2013 U.S. Open: Tiger Woods may have injured wrist early in 1st round at Merion
A wayward drive at No. 1 earlier forced another punch-out and quick shake of the left hand. That sequence eventually led to an opening bogey, just the start of a rough front nine at Merion.
June 13, 2013 - Philly.com

Sam Allardyce in ESPN
He is a talented player,said Allardyce. "He can be a little wayward, as everybody knows, but hopefully I'll be able to control him as much as I did when I was at Bolton." "If I can do that, then I'll get the best out of him. In the...
Nicholas Carr in Salon
I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do,Carr wrote. "I feel as if I'm always dragging my wayward brain back to the text. The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Forbes
There are some people inside the country ...... who want to intervene,Ahmadinejad said. "Some go wayward (without authorization) and say they want to talk. And enemies welcome them since they are in a deadlock and want a pretext to get out...