Thwartful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thwartful is an adjective meaning (rare) Full of opposition or inclined to thwart; contrary; cross.
Meaning
(rare) Full of opposition or inclined to thwart; contrary; cross.
Example Sentences
“Poor little shard of a Brogie; and Stu,” searched I in the thwartful modulation, [...]
And Vereker feels thwartful. . . . It's due to his having a boil—and no cushion with him. . . .
Josh viewed Jerome Benedict as a thwartful man always finding the flaws in other people's research.
In this joke the use of the container is secondary, functioning primarily to create a more thwartable (thwartful?) expectation.
Synonyms for thwartful
Depending on context, synonyms include hindersome.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thwart, cross, thwarty, adverse, contrarious, clashing.
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