thrawn´ness

thrawn´ness
thrawn «thrn, thrahn», adjective. Scottish.
1. a) twisted; crooked. b) misshapen; distorted.
2. a) perverse; contrary. b) crabbed; peevish.
[variant of thrown]
thrawn´ly, adverb.
thrawn´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • thrawn´ly — thrawn «thrn, thrahn», adjective. Scottish. 1. a) twisted; crooked. b) misshapen; distorted. 2. a) perverse; contrary. b) crabbed; peevish. ╂[variant of thrown] …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrawn — [[t]θrɔn, θrɑn[/t]] adj. Scot. 1) scot. twisted; crooked; distorted 2) scot. contrary; peevish; perverse • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME; N and Scots form of thrown thrawn′ly, adv. thrawn′ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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