thrawn

[ thrawn, thrahn ]

adjective

, Scots.

1. stubborn; contrary; peevish; perverse.
2. crooked; twisted; distorted.
3. unpleasant; surly.

thrawn

/ θrɔːn /

adjective

1. crooked or twisted
2. stubborn; perverse

Other Words From

• thrawnly adverb
• thrawnness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrawn¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrawn¹

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

Example Sentences

Ay, I've had a grand walking tour, but the weather was a wee bit thrawn.

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I'll neither mak or mar, as the young cock said when he saw the auld cock's neck thrawn.

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The bedsteads hanging midway between floors look twisted and thrawn—nothing stands up straight.

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Thrawn and twisted the old Gordon stock might be, but it had at least this one offshoot of perfect grace and symmetry.

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What he had to say was of vast importance, and Thrawn Island shared in his achievement.

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