Cape Froward

Cape Froward

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Fro·ward

[froh-werd, froh-erd]
noun
a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
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froward (ˈfrəʊəd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
archaic obstinate; contrary
 
[C14: see fro, -ward]
 
'frowardly
 
adv
 
'frowardness
 
n

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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."
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