thrawart

thrawart
/thrah"weuhrt/, adj. Scot.
1. obstinate or intractable.
2. twisted or crooked.
Also, thraward /thrah"weuhrd/.
[1425-75; late ME (Scots), alter. of fraward, froward, perh. under influence of THRAW, THRAWN]

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  • thrawart — adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots), alteration of Middle English fraward, froward froward Date: 15th century 1. chiefly Scottish stubborn 2. Scottish crooked …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thrawart — thra·wart …   English syllables

  • thrawart — ˈthräwərt adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots), alteration of Middle English fraward more at froward 1. chiefly Scotland : habitually disposed to opposition : stubborn, perverse …   Useful english dictionary

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