Meaning of frowardly | Babel Free

Definitions

in a froward manner

Examples

“They refuse⟳ still to return⟳, Ephraim-like, going on frowardly in the way of their own⟳ heart.”

“The queen of England, however, frowardly bent on opposing the match⟳ to the utmost, directed sir Nicholas Throgmorton, her ambassador, to set⟳ before the eyes of Mary a long array of objections and impediments; and he was further authorized secretly to promise⟳ support⟳ to such of the Scottish nobles as would undertake⟳ to oppose⟳ it.”

“Up, and with Sir W. Batten to the Committee of Lords at the Council Chamber, where Sir G. Carteret told us what he had said to the King, and how the King inclines to our request⟳ of making us Commissioners of the Prize office, but meeting him anon in the gallery, he tells me that my Lord Barkely is angry we should not acquaint him with it, so I found out my Lord and pacified him, but I know⟳ not whether he was so in earnest or no, for he looked very frowardly.”

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