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1. (adv.) athwart
from side to side; crosswise.
2. athwart
perversely; awry; wrongly.
3. (prep.) athwart
from side to side of; across.
4. athwart
in opposition to; contrary to.
Etymology: (1425–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) athwart
at right angles to the center line of a ship
2. (adverb) obliquely, aslant, athwart
at an oblique angle
"the sun shone aslant into his face"
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1. (adverb) athwart
across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely
2. (adverb) athwart
across the course; so as to thwart; perversely
3. athwart
across; from side to side of
4. athwart
across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course
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