ATHWART

obliquely, aslant, athwart

(adverb) at an oblique angle; “the sun shone aslant into his face”

athwart

(adverb) at right angles to the center line of a ship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

athwart (comparative more athwart, superlative most athwart)

(archaic) From side to side; across.

Synonym: overthwart

(archaic) Across the path (of something).

(archaic) Wrongly; perplexingly.

Preposition

athwart

(archaic) From one side to the other side of.

Synonym: overthwart

(nautical) Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.

Across the path or course of; opposing.

Synonym: opposing

Source: Wiktionary


A*thwart", prep. Etym: [Pref. a- + thwart.]

1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.

– Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.

A*thwart", adv.

Definition: 1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely. Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. Spenser.

2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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