Word for the day : Fractious

Yup a fairly commonly used word for irritable toddlers...altho' even being born and raised a Scot I can't say I've ever heard the word 'Thrawn' used...is it Dorric?
 
No, not Doric. It's originally from Old/Middle English meaning twisted. The Scots form is probably a variant of Thrown.
My Glaswegian mother used it frequently to describe me. She had a way with words and when she ran out of them, she would just hit me. Just as well she was from a posh part of Glasgow!
 

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