thrawn
/θrɔn/
adjective
- Stubborn or difficult to manage; contrary.
- The negotiations failed because both sides were too thrawn to compromise.
- My little brother can be so thrawn when he doesn't get what he wants.
- The thrawn old mule refused to move no matter how much we pulled.
- Twisted or bent out of shape.
- His fingers were thrawn from years of arthritis.
- The thrawn branches of the old oak tree reached out in every direction.
- After the storm, the fence posts stood thrawn and crooked.