Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
thrawn - 2 dictionary results

thrawn

  [thrawn, thrahn]
Use thrawn in a Sentence
–adjective Scot.
1. twisted; crooked; distorted.
2. contrary; peevish; perverse.
3. unpleasant; sullen.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME (north and Scots), var. of thrown; see thraw

Related forms:
thrawnly, adverb
thrawnness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To thrawn
thrawn   (thrôn)   
adj.   Chiefly Scots
  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.]
thrawn'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see thrawn on Thesaurus | Reference