thrown
Launched by throwing.
Other meanings
Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
Confused; perplexed.
“I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.”
Related words
- downthrown
- forethrown
- thrownness
- unthrown
- windthrown
Word history
From Old English "þrāwen".
Where this comes from
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