froward
adjective
willfully contrary; not easily managed.
frowardness
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a word derived from
froward.
Example Sentences
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There was a frowardness about it, a loud insurgency, which made it seem a thousandfold its size.
From Time Magazine Archive
The queen is graciousness itself to those whom she favors, but frowardness and pertness are not to her liking.
From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by Clyde Osmer De Land
Let the fond parent who nursed your infancy, corrected your frowardness, sowed the seeds of knowledge and piety in your heart, watched, wept, and prayed over you, be ever dear, ever respected, and loved.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Francis Augustus Cox
But nearing Yule, love got them again A twilight tryst—through frowardness sure!—
From Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses by Madison Julius Cawein
Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
