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  2. thrawn. 2 meanings: Scottish and Northern England dialect 1. crooked or twisted 2. stubborn; perverse.... Click for more definitions.

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      2 senses: Scottish and Northern England dialect 1. crooked...

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  3. Thrawn definition: stubborn; contrary; peevish; perverse. . See examples of THRAWN used in a sentence.

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    Oct 12, 2006 · Thrawn adj. twisted, crooked, distorted; (of people) obstinate, intractable, etc. Thrawn is frequently used with reference to stubbornness and absolute conviction. A recent article in Scotland on Sunday described the Scottish Borders as having a "thrawn sense of self".

  5. Feb 1, 2005 · thrawn. (th·raw·n) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~adj. 1. twisted; distorted or misshapen. 2. stubborn or obstinate (often in “ Jeez O, yer a thrawn auld bugger! “). 3. to be cross; in a dour or sullen mood. Series Navigation.

  6. thrawnly, adv., in a sullen, peevish or reluctant manner, with a bad grace, thrawn(n)ess, obstinacy, perverseness (Gen.Sc.). Sc. 1718 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 74: Greedy Wives wi' girning thrawn. Sc. 1722 W. Hamilton Wallace iii. i.: Sore thrawn was he, and did with Anger burn. Sc. 1816 Scott Black Dwarf xviii.: He was thrawn and cankered in ...

  7. 1. Crooked or twisted; misshapen. 2. Perverse; contrary. [Scots, past participle of thraw, to twist, wrench, from Middle English thrauen, from Old English thrāwan; see throw.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. Jul 7, 2023 · thrawn (comparative thrawner, superlative thrawnest) twisted, crooked, distorted, misshapen. (of mouth) wry, twisted with rage or pain. (of person) obstinate, stubborn, defiant, contrarian.

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