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FROWARDNESS

\fɹˈa͡ʊədnəs], \fɹˈa‍ʊədnəs], \f_ɹ_ˈaʊ_ə_d_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of FROWARDNESS

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A froward disposition.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. Perverseness; waywardness; obstinacy; sullen resistance.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Peevishness, perverseness.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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