froward

¹

[ froh-werd, froh-erd ]

adjective

1. willfully contrary; not easily managed:

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

   Synonyms: unmanageable, difficult, wayward, fractious, disobedient, willful, obstinate

   Antonyms: tractable, docile

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

/ ˈfrəʊəd /

adjective

1. archaic.
   obstinate; contrary

Derived Forms

• ˈfrowardness, noun
• ˈfrowardly, adverb

Other Words From

• froward·ly adverb
• froward·ness noun
• un·froward adjective
• un·froward·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of froward¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of froward¹

C14: see fro , -ward

Example Sentences

France, which came to Qatar missing four potential starters to injury, then lost two more before halftime of the first game, has been hit by a virus over the last week with midfielder Adrien Rabiot and defender Dayot Upamecano missing the semifinal win over Morocco and froward Kingsley Coman’s participation in the final in doubt because of illness.

From Los Angeles Times

Two of them — 6-2 froward Autumn Newby from Baylor and 5-6 guard Alexis Morris from Texas A&M — are starters.

From Seattle Times

“Before we were stepping froward, now we’re stepping back,” a supporter named Katherine King told me.

From The New Yorker

It’s no surprise that the spike in the salary cap has created a huge chasm between player compensation and valuation. But even if you give Mozgov the benefit of the doubt and think he will bring the Lakers’ defense to a respectable level, his offensive shortcomings will make this contract more of a detriment to their rebuilding process instead of a step froward.

From Washington Post

For sentimentality's sake you can't go far wrong with the closing line of Little Dorrit, which sees its principle characters united at last as lovers: "They went quietly down into the roaring streets, inseparable and blessed; and as they passed along in sunshine and shade, the noisy and the eager, and the arrogant and the froward and the vain, fretted and chafed, and made their usual uproar."

From BBC