Froward synonyms
frō'wərd, -ərd
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Difficult to mold or manipulate:
contrary (related)
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
obstinate (related)
Difficult to alleviate or cure.
(Not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
In the habit of balking; stubbornly resisting
Not obedient.
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]
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Having an ugly or mean disposition
Showing ill humor or impatience, as a glance or remark
Not easy to please, satisfy, or manage:
Going counter; contrary; opposed
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
insubmissive
Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
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(Obs.) Forward or insolent
Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
Stubborn is defined as being unwilling to change your opinion or stance, in spite of good reasons to.
Not favorable
Unfavorable or adverse:
Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
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Unacceptable; intolerable:
Insistent upon having one's own way; headstrong, willful, disobedient, etc.
attitude (related)
Given to acting in opposition to others
support (related)
Providing or having to do with support
Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
Stubborn and determined
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