"frowardness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frowardnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English frowardnesse; equivalent to froward + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frowardnesse}} Middle English frowardnesse, {{suffix|en|froward|ness}} froward + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} frowardness (usually uncountable, plural frowardnesses)
  1. The quality of being froward. Tags: uncountable, usually

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