thrawn

[ thrawn, thrahn ]

adjectiveScots.

stubborn; contrary; peevish; perverse.
crooked; twisted; distorted.

unpleasant; surly.

Origin of thrawn

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (north and Scots), variant of thrown; see thraw

Other words from thrawn

thrawnly, adverb
thrawnness, noun

Words Nearby thrawn

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How to use thrawn in a sentence

Ay, I've had a grand walking tour, but the weather was a wee bit thrawn.
Huntingtower | John Buchan
I'll neither mak or mar, as the young cock said when he saw the auld cock's neck thrawn.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
The bedsteads hanging midway between floors look twisted and thrawn—nothing stands up straight.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah Macnaughtan
thrawn and twisted the old Gordon stock might be, but it had at least this one offshoot of perfect grace and symmetry.
Kilmeny of the Orchard | Lucy Maud Montgomery
What he had to say was of vast importance, and thrawn Island shared in his achievement.
Creatures of the Abyss | Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for thrawn

thrawn

/ (θrɔːn) /

adjectiveScot and Northern English dialect

crooked or twisted
stubborn; perverse

Origin of thrawn

Northern English dialect, variant of thrown, from Old English thrāwan to twist about, throw

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