Found 2 items, similar to froward.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: froward froward adj : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Froward 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. 28. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]