froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful
(adjective) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
froward (comparative more froward, superlative most froward)
(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
• untoward
froward
(obsolete) Away from.
• Forward, Warford, forward
Source: Wiktionary
Fro"ward, a. Etym: [Fro + -ward. See Fro, and cf. Fromward.]
Definition: Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child. A froward man soweth strife. Prov. xvi. 28. A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation. Bacon.
Syn.
– Untoward; wayward; unyielding; ungovernable: refractory; obstinate; petulant; cross; peevish. See Perverse.
– Fro"ward*ly, adv.
– Fro"ward*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
