Both Uses of
thwart
in
The Princess Bride
- He was baffled, thwarted, muzzled.†
p. 151.9 *
- He could thwart thirty ripostes, but not the thirty-first, and now his shoulder bled.†
p. 150.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(thwart as in: thwarted her plans) to prevent someone from doing what they want to do; or (less commonly) to oppose someone's efforts
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, thwart can reference a seat of a rowboat.