forward#2 (a)

a00204491

type a
lex_filenum 00
def used of temperament or behavior
def lacking restraint or modesty
examples a forward child badly in need of discipline
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Also see bold
Derivationally related form forward → forwardness
Antonym forward → backward
Similar to brash, cheeky, nervy; bumptious, self-assertive; overfamiliar; fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise; assumptive, assuming, presumptuous
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Antonym backward → forward
Similar to brash, cheeky, nervy; bumptious, self-assertive; overfamiliar; fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise; assumptive, assuming, presumptuous
Also see bold
Derivationally related form forwardness → forward

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