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froward
1[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]
adjective
- willfully contrary; not easily managed:
to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
Synonyms: unmanageable, difficult, wayward, fractious, disobedient, willful, obstinate
Froward
2[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]
noun
- Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
froward
/ ˈfrəʊəd /
adjective
- archaic.obstinate; contrary
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Derived Forms
- ˈfrowardly, adverb
- ˈfrowardness, noun
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Other Words From
- froward·ly adverb
- froward·ness noun
- un·froward adjective
- un·froward·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of froward1
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Example Sentences
A froward heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person.
He was no conceited or froward caviller at authority, nor born rebel against established teachers and governors.
Here I beheld the maiden in pursuit of whom I came, and my froward heart instantly conceived the wildest affection for her beauty.
The Wit of the Parents being angry, and the Child froward, is all his own.p.
Family and sacred tradition are unavailing to the froward and undisciplined.
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