froward
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froward
- /ˈfɹəʊ.(w)əd/ UK
- /ˈfɹoʊ.ɚd/ US
Rhymes with (UK) -əʊəd
Where it comes from
From Middle English froward, fraward, equivalent to fro + -ward. Compare Old English fromweard, framweard (“turned away, having the back turned”).
adjective more froward · most froward
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Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
The wayes of the frowarde are ſtraunge, but yͤ workes of him yͭ is cleane, are right.
Similar: untoward
preposition frowards
- Away from. Whan Sir Galahad herde hir sey so, he was adrad to be knowyn; and therewith he smote hys horse with his sporys and rode a grete pace froward them.
Translations
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adj Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable
| Français | déraisonnable, réfractaire, inmaîtrisable, désobéissant, immaîtrisable |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | eigensinnig, trotzig |
| Română | greu de mulțumit, refractar, neascultător, nestăpânit |
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title = {froward},
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