froward
[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]
/ ˈfroʊ wərd, ˈfroʊ ərd /
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adjective
willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
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Origin of froward
OTHER WORDS FROM froward
fro·ward·ly, adverbfro·ward·ness, nounun·fro·ward, adjectiveun·fro·ward·ly, adverbWords nearby froward
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Froward
[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]
/ ˈfroʊ wərd, ˈfroʊ ərd /
noun
Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
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froward
/ (ˈfrəʊəd) /
adjective
archaic obstinate; contrary
Derived forms of froward
frowardly, adverbfrowardness, nounWord Origin for froward
C14: see fro, -ward
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