Etymology

froward

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Today it means: Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition. Full definition →

Middle English froward
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfroward
  2. English todayfroward

From Middle English froward, fraward, equivalent to fro + -ward. Compare Old English fromweard, framweard (“turned away, having the back turned”).

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