Word of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2009
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froward \FROH-werd\, adjective:
froward \FROH-werd\, adjective:
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not easily managed; contrary
not easily managed; contrary
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Fortunately for the B.O. there are a few froward Republicans that are willing to sell off their political souls by voting for the pork package!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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c. 1300, Old English fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. The opposite of toward, it was Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."
c. 1300, Old English fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. The opposite of toward, it was Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."
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