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Froward

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Fro·ward  (frwrd, -rd), Cape
The southernmost point of mainland South America, in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan.
fro·ward  (frwrd, -rd)
adj.
Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.
froward·ly adv.
froward·ness n.
froward [ˈfrəʊəd]
adj
Archaic obstinate; contrary
[see fro, -ward]
frowardly  adv
frowardness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.froward - habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
headstrong, self-willed, wilful, willful
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"


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Chaste women are often proud and froward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
To this I was forced to consent; and the honest fellow regarding me as a froward, inexperienced child, whom it was his duty to serve at the risk of offending, lifted me from the rocks, and tenderly bathed my limbs.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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