adjective
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crooked or twisted
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stubborn; perverse
Other Word Forms
- thrawnly adverb
- thrawnness noun
Etymology
Origin of thrawn
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (north and Scots), variant of thrown; thraw
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Everything is under control at Celtic again, where before the place was thrawn.
From BBC • May 12, 2022
"She's completely determined. Her thrawn side, as we put it, has played in her favour."
From BBC • May 24, 2017
The Scottish word "thrawn" also has an alternative meaning.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2014
In Robert Louis Stevenson's horror story Thrawn Janet, published in the 1880s, thrawn means twisted and physically misshapen.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2014
Before the travellers lay a wide ravine, with great rocky sides to which clung, upon shelves and in narrow crevices, a few thrawn trees.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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