thwarted en · ADJ
Meanings
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Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.
He knows I should only laugh at his desertion; and he would not like to be the one who was left, which he knows I should do for the first thwarted whim.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Discovery”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 205:There is no blockage in their instinctive life, and when the two men fight the physical closeness is not a substitute for a thwarted sexual life.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 192:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most thwarted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more thwarted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
eo senigita (frustrated, obstructed, prevented)