Meaning of thwarty | Babel Free
Definitions
Causing or indicating opposition; adverse; pushy; cross
Examples
“And in this aim, there is such a thwarty strife, / That one for all, or all for one we gauge ; [...]”
“He had not interfered in the conversation of the two men and he even did not mean⟳ to inquire later what they'd done at the ministry, about Tomoioaga ("I am sure he is that thwarty, very pushing fellow I met at Milan, he seemed surprised they [...] ")”
“Their thwarty eyes, their hands on mouths, the smell⟳ revealed as much.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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