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Definition of Froward
1. Adjective. Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
Similar to: Disobedient
Derivative terms: Wilfulness, Willfulness
Definition of Froward
1. a. Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child.
Definition of Froward
1. Adjective. Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition. ¹
2. Preposition. (obsolete) Away from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Froward
1. disobedient [adj] - See also: disobedient
Lexicographical Neighbors of Froward
Literary usage of Froward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"... happy gift of a bag of carpet-tacks — Off Cape froward — Chased by Indians
from Fortescue Bay—A miss-shot for "Black Pedro" — Taking in supplies of wood ..."
2. Political, Religious, and Love Poems: From the Archbishop of Canterbury's by William Michael Rossetti, Lambeth Palace Library (1866)
"... thynk on my passion ; "Whi art thow froward sith I am ... 16 vili i vh¡ art
thow froward sith I am ..."
3. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by Robert M. Hartley, American Bible Society, Wightman family (1875)
"3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them that turn
aside ; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall depart from me: ..."
4. The Story of Grettir the Strong by Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris (1900)
"Of Grettir as a child, and his froward ways with his father. ... he was very
froward in his childhood ; of few words, and rough ; worrying both in word and ..."
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