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Frowardly — Froward Fro ward, a. [Fro + ward. See {Fro}, and cf. {Fromward}.] Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child. [1913 Webster] A froward man soweth strife. Prov. xvi.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frowardly — adverb see froward … New Collegiate Dictionary
frowardly — fro·ward·ly … English syllables
frowardly — adverb : in a froward manner … Useful english dictionary
froward — frowardly, adv. frowardness, n. /froh weuhrd, froh euhrd/, adj. willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one s froward, intractable child. [1150 1200; ME froward, fraward. See FRO, WARD] Syn. obstinate, willful, disobedient,… … Universalium
froward — adjective Etymology: Middle English, turned away, froward, from fro from + ward ward Date: 13th century 1. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition 2. archaic adverse • frowardly adverb • frowardness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
frowardness — See frowardly. * * * … Universalium
Isaiah 57 — 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in… … The King James version of the Bible
affreusement — [ afrøzmɑ̃ ] adv. • 1538; de affreux 1 ♦ D une manière affreuse, particulièrement effrayante ou révoltante. ⇒ horriblement. Il a été affreusement torturé. 2 ♦ (1701) Extrêmement, terriblement. « Il est affreusement ivre » (A. Gide). Un plat… … Encyclopédie Universelle
perversely — Synonyms and related words: bearishly, cantankerously, churlishly, contrarily, contrariwise, crabbedly, crankily, crossly, crustily, fractiously, frowardly, huffily, ill humoredly, ill naturedly, irascibly, irritably, snappily, sourly, sulkily,… … Moby Thesaurus
