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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.

RELATED WORDS

adverse, balky, contrary, cross, disobedient, headstrong, obstinate, peevish, perverse, petulant, refractory, stubborn, unfavorable, untoward, unyielding

Nearby words

  1. froufrou,
  2. frounce,
  3. frousy,
  4. frouzy,
  5. frow,
  6. frowardly,
  7. frown,
  8. frown on,
  9. frowst,
  10. frowsty

Origin of froward

First recorded in 1150–1200, froward is from the Middle English word froward, fraward. See fro, -ward
ANTONYMS FOR froward
docile, tractable.
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Related formsfro·ward·ly, adverbfro·ward·ness, nounun·fro·ward, adjectiveun·fro·ward·ly, adverb
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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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British Dictionary definitions for froward

froward

/ (ˈfrəʊəd) /

adjective

archaic obstinate; contrary
Derived Formsfrowardly, adverbfrowardness, noun

Word Origin for froward

C14: see fro, -ward
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Word Origin and History for froward

froward

adv.

Old English fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard (see -ward). Opposite of toward, it renders Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die." Related: Frowardly; frowardness.

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