thrawn

/θrɔn/
adjective
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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