wrynecked en · ADJ
Etymology
From wryneck + -ed.
Meanings
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(archaic) torticollic
“Thou wry-necked, trash-mongering, swaggering, double-tongued, huff-snuff!”
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 123:In the thick of these scents and sounds [...] reclined Captain John Barker—a little wry-necked gentleman, with a prodigious hump between his shoulders, and legs that dangled two inches off the floor.
1891, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, chapter 1, in The Blue Pavilions:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wrynecked | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wrynecked | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
mi pane hapa (having a twisted or distorted neck) · ga cam-mhuineálach (having a twisted or distorted neck)