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
athwart (comparative more athwart, superlative most athwart)
(archaic) From side to side; across.
Synonym: overthwart
(archaic) Across the path (of something).
(archaic) Wrongly; perplexingly.
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
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
