01 a. Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child.
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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.
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Untoward; wayward; unyielding; ungovernable: refractory; obstinate; petulant; cross; peevish. See Perverse.