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traawirt

adjectivequality

Stubborn; unwilling to change or compromise

firmly set in one's ways; stubbornly unwilling to change or compromise

Example in use

Da auld fella is traawirt an wull nae chynge.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TRAA-wirt/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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