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- [thrawn, thrahn]
- /θrɔn, θrɑn/
- /θrˈɔːn/
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- [thrawn, thrahn]
- /θrɔn, θrɑn/
Definitions of thrawn word
- adjective thrawn twisted; crooked; distorted. 1
- adjective thrawn contrary; peevish; perverse. 1
- adjective thrawn unpleasant; sullen. 1
- adjective thrawn crooked or twisted 0
- adjective thrawn stubborn; perverse 0
- adjective thrawn crooked; twisted 0
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Origin of thrawn
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (north and Scots), variant of thrown; see thraw
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Parts of speech for Thrawn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thrawn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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