froward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.

prep

/ˈfɹəʊ.(w)əd/ /ˈfɹoʊ.ɚd/ en-us-froward.ogg

froward more froward most froward frowards

From Middle English froward, fraward, equivalent to fro + -ward. Compare Old English fromweard, framweard (“turned away, having the back turned”).

untoward

frowardly frowardness unfroward

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