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thrawn (THRAWN, THRAHN) - adj., twisted, crooked, misshapen; contrary, peevish, sullen.
Just generally unpleasant, either in physical form or in personality. This is pure Scots (the comparative form is mair thrawn), but it's so evocative I had to post it. It dates to Scots dialect Middle English as thrawin, from the past participle of Middle English thrawen, to twist.
(I've no idea whether Timothy Zahn knew this meaning when he named the Star Wars character.)
---L.
Just generally unpleasant, either in physical form or in personality. This is pure Scots (the comparative form is mair thrawn), but it's so evocative I had to post it. It dates to Scots dialect Middle English as thrawin, from the past participle of Middle English thrawen, to twist.
(I've no idea whether Timothy Zahn knew this meaning when he named the Star Wars character.)
---L.
