Froward

  • 71Proverbs 8 — 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men,… …

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  • 72Proverbs 16 — 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. 3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established …

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  • 73contrary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opposed, opposite, counter, conflicting, contradictory; unfavorable, adverse; captious, willful, perverse; hostile, antagonistic. See opposition, negation, obstinacy.Ant., favorable; obliging. II… …

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  • 74fromward — O.E. framweard about to depart; doomed to die; with back turned; see FROWARD (Cf. froward) …

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  • 75perverse — a. 1. Distorted (from the right), bad, perverted. 2. Obstinate, stubborn, wilful, dogged, mulish, untrastable, unyielding, headstrong, pertinacious, wayward, ungovernable, froward, pervicacious. 3. Cross, petulant, peevish, waspish, captious,… …

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  • 76fro´ward|ness — fro|ward «FROH wuhrd, uhrd», adjective. 1. not easily managed; willful; contrary: »My uncle s mule is a froward animal. Human life is…but like a froward child…that must be played with and humoured…till it falls asleep, and then the care is over… …

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  • 77fro´ward|ly — fro|ward «FROH wuhrd, uhrd», adjective. 1. not easily managed; willful; contrary: »My uncle s mule is a froward animal. Human life is…but like a froward child…that must be played with and humoured…till it falls asleep, and then the care is over… …

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  • 78fro|ward — «FROH wuhrd, uhrd», adjective. 1. not easily managed; willful; contrary: »My uncle s mule is a froward animal. Human life is…but like a froward child…that must be played with and humoured…till it falls asleep, and then the care is over (Sir… …

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  • 79Chowter — Chow ter (chou t[ e]r), v. t. [Cf. OE. chowre, and Prov. E. chow, to grumble.] To grumble or mutter like a froward child. [Obs.] E. Phillips. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 80Curst — Curst, a. [See{Curse}.] Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Though his mind Be ne er so curst, his tonque is kind. Crashaw. [1913 Webster] …

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