froward
froward · more froward · most froward
Disobedient, contrary, unmanageableDisobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
UK/ˈfɹəʊ.(w)əd/US/ˈfɹoʊ.ɚd/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, literary)Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
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More definitions
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Translations
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Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable:
Origin
From Middle English froward, fraward, equivalent to fro + -ward. Compare Old English fromwFrom Middle English froward, fraward, equivalent to fro + -ward. Compare Old English fromweard, framweard (“turned away, having the back turned”).
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Forms
more froward, most froward| Comparative | more froward Lesson |
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| Superlative | most froward Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition:headstrongself-willedwillfulwilful
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form