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# froward

adjective

«froward» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

An old word used when God calls Israel a "froward generation" that has no faithfulness.

### Meaning

stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/#m1)

### Examples

- And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/#x1)
- A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/#x2)
- Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. (Writings PRO.4.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/#x3)
- To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things; (Writings PRO.2.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/#x4)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

stubborn, awkward, and refusing to do what is right or wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/froward/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say stubborn or naughty.

### Examples

- And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/froward/#x1)
- "Enough! woman," he cried at last; "put a check upon thy froward tongue! (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/froward/#x2)

### Note

Today: stubborn.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «froward» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/froward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«froward» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/froward.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «froward» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/froward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«froward» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/froward.html) on Mova free.