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froward

1

[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]

adjective

  1. willfully contrary; not easily managed:

    to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,



Froward

2

[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.

froward

/ ˈڰəʊə /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    obstinate; contrary
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰǷɲԱ, noun
  • ˈڰǷɲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰw· adverb
  • ڰw·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ڰw adjective
  • un·ڰw· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of froward1

First recorded in 1150–1200, froward is from the Middle English word froward, fraward. See fro, -ward
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of froward1

C14: see fro , -ward
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List not, when the froward chide, Sons of pedantry and pride; Snarlers, to whose feeble sense April sun-shine is offence; Age and envy will advise, Ev’n against the joys they prize.

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I remembered that Goethe once spoke to me of the 'Sentimental Journey,' and said that it was impossible for any one better to paint what a froward and perverse thing is the human heart.

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He calls upon the "Kinge most glorious of heaven and erth" to deliver mankind from the venomous and cruel tongues of froward women.

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The former, however, retains sufficient of his hereditary propensities to give an occasional sly blow to a froward chicken, but that very seldom of a serious or malicious character.

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A nurse, who was endeavouring to quiet a froward bawling child, among other attempts, threatened to throw it out of doors to the Wolf, if it did not leave off crying.

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