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froward
fro•ward (FROH-werd, FROH-erd) adj Definition: willfully contrary; not easily managed frowardness noun; frowardly adverb Origin: 1150–1200; O.E. fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard; opposite of toward, it renders L. pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die" Related: Synonyms: adverse, balky, contrary, headstrong, insubmissive, obstinate, refractory, stubborn, unyielding, antagonistic, antipodal, anti
onomastics
on•o•mas•tics (on-uh-MAS-tiks) n Definition: 1. the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names 2. the system underlying the formation and use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field onomastician noun; onomastic adjective Origin: 1936; from Fr. onomastique, from Gk. onomastikos "of or belonging to naming," from onomastos "named," verbal adj. of onomazein "to name," from onoma "name" Related: Related Words: onomatopoeia, anonymous, e
desultory
des•ul•tor•y (DES-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee) adj Definition: 1. having no set plan; haphazard or random; lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order 2. moving or jumping from one thing to another; digressing from or unconnected with the main subject desultoriness noun; desultorily adverb Origin: 1580s; from L. desultorius, adj. form of desultor "hasty, casual, superficial," lit. a noun meaning "a rider in the circus who jumps from one horse to another while they are in gallop," fr
