Nearby Words
adjective
willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
Related forms
fro·ward·ly, adverb
fro·ward·ness, noun
un·fro·ward, adjective
un·fro·ward·ly, adverb
Synonyms
obstinate, willful, disobedient, fractious, wayward, unmanageable, difficult.
obstinate, willful, disobedient, fractious, wayward, unmanageable, difficult.
Antonyms
docile, tractable.
docile, tractable.
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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."
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