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froward
[
froh
-werd
,
froh
-erd
]
Origin
fro·ward
/
ˈfroʊ
wərd
,
ˈfroʊ
ərd
/
Show Spelled
[
froh
-werd
,
froh
-erd
]
Show IPA
adjective
willfully contrary; not easily managed:
to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English
froward, fraward.
See
fro
,
-ward
Related forms
fro·ward·ly,
adverb
fro·ward·ness,
noun
un·fro·ward,
adjective
un·fro·ward·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
foreword
,
forward
,
forwards
,
froward
(see synonym note at
forward
).
Synonyms
obstinate, willful, disobedient, fractious, wayward, unmanageable, difficult.
Antonyms
docile, tractable.
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Fro·ward
/
ˈfroʊ
wərd
,
ˈfroʊ
ərd
/
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[
froh
-werd
,
froh
-erd
]
Show IPA
noun
Cape,
a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
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froward
(ˈfrəʊəd)
—
adj
archaic
obstinate; contrary
[C14: see
fro
,
-ward
]
'frowardly
—
adv
'frowardness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
froward
O.E. fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. Opposite of toward, it renders L. pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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