froward

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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.

Disobedient, unmanageable; with an evil disposition

Her onely fault, and that is faults enough, / Is, that she is intollerable curst, / And shrow'd, and froward, so beyond all measure, / That were my state farre worser then it is, / I would not wed her for a mine of Gold.

{a} peevish, fretfull, angry, ungovernable
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
{s} contrary, stubborn, rebellious
disobedient, unmanageable, with an evil disposition
Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child
frowardness
{n} peevishness, perverseness, whim
frowardness
The quality of being froward
frowardness
{i} willfulness, stubbornness, disobedience
froward

    Hyphenation

    fro·ward

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'frO-(w)&rd ] (adjective.) 13th century. From fro +‎ -ward.
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