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froward
fro·ward F0342300 (frō′wərd, -ərd)adj. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.
[Middle English : fra, fro, from, away; see fro + -ward, -ward; see -ward.]
fro′ward·ly adv.fro′ward·ness n.froward (ˈfrəʊəd) adjarchaic obstinate; contrary[C14: see fro, -ward] ˈfrowardly adv ˈfrowardness nfro•ward (ˈfroʊ wərd, ˈfroʊ ərd)
adj. willfully contrary; not easily managed. [1150–1200; Middle English froward, fraward. See fro, -ward] fro′ward•ly, adv. fro′ward•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | froward - habitually disposed to disobedience and oppositionheadstrong, self-willed, wilful, willfuldisobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" |
frowardadjectiveGiven to acting in opposition to others:balky, contrarious, contrary, difficult, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward.TranslationsFroward
Froward a cape on the Brunswick Peninsula of Chile, on the Strait of Magellan. Its coordinates are 53° 54’ S lat. and 71° 18’ W long. Froward Cape is the southernmost point of the continent of South America (Cape Horn is part of an island). froward
Synonyms for frowardadj given to acting in opposition to othersSynonyms- balky
- contrarious
- contrary
- difficult
- impossible
- ornery
- perverse
- wayward
Synonyms for frowardadj habitually disposed to disobedience and oppositionSynonyms- headstrong
- self-willed
- wilful
- willful
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