thrawart

[ thrah-wert ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. obstinate or intractable.
2. twisted or crooked.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrawart¹

1425–75; late Middle English (Scots), alteration of fraward, froward, perhaps under influence of thraw, thrawn

Example Sentences

You are right, Isabel, and I must just put back my own sair heartache and look after the ungrateful, thrawart woman's wedding cake.

From Project Gutenberg

They saw but a proud, thrawart ploughman, that stood uncow’ring under the glunsh o’ a hail session; and so they opened on him the artillery o’ the kirk, to bear down his pride.

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A thrawn question should hae a thrawart answer.

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But soon the time may come when you Shall miss a mother's tender care, A sinfu' world to wander through, Wi' a' its stormy strife to share; Then mind my words, whare'er ye gang, Let fortune smile or thrawart be, Ne'er let the tempter lead ye wrang— If sae ye live, ye'll happy dee.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah! sir, the witch ca'd Mause, That wins aboon the mill amang the haws, First promis'd that she'd help me with her art, To gain a bonny thrawart lassie's heart.

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