throward

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From throw +‎ -ward. Compare thraward.

Adjective

throward (comparative more throward, superlative most throward)

  1. (literal, figurative) Twisted; crooked.
    • 1865, Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth:
      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; […]
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