Meanings
adjectivethroward (comparative more throward, superlative most throward)
comparative more throward · superlative most throward · alternative thrawart
- figurativelyliteralTwisted; crooked.
Before triumphing he heartily beseeches Railton to put Sadler and Croftes in mind of the writer's former request, that men ... be appointed not only over the English soldiers, but also to correct the disobedience of the throward Scottish footmen; […]
1865, Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth
Origin
From throw + -ward. Compare thraward.
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throward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throward
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“throward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throward. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throward,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throward.
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