thrawn

Scots

Adjective

thrawn (comparative mair thrawn, superlative maist thrawn)

1. contrary or perverse; twisted or misshapen.
   • 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter IX

     Before the travellers lay a wide ravine, with great rocky sides to which clung, upon shelves and in narrow crevices, a few thrawn trees.

2. difficult, awkward.

Usage notes

Used in standard Scots and Ulster Scots.