Usually means: Stubbornly twisted or crookedly perverse.
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  1. thrawnly: Merriam-Webster
  2. thrawnly: Collins English Dictionary
  3. thrawnly: Wiktionary
  4. thrawnly: Dictionary.com
  5. thrawnly: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adverb:  (rare) In a thrawn manner.

Similar:
thrasonically, thwartedly, thievishly, shrewishly, thornily, shrewly, threadily, knavishly, therewise, draconianly, more...

Opposite:
compliant, agreeable, cooperative, obedient, docile

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Similar:
thrasonically, thwartedly, thievishly, shrewishly, thornily, shrewly, threadily, knavishly, therewise, draconianly, more...

Opposite:
compliant, agreeable, cooperative, obedient, docile



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