Athwart
[ә'θwɒ:t]
Definition
(prep.) Across; from side to side of.
(prep.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
(adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
(adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
Typed by Denis
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. Across, over, from one side of to the other.
ad. [1]. Across, crosswise, sidewise, obliquely.[2]. Wrong, wrongfully, unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS.
Editor: Solomon
Definition
prep. across.—adv. sidewise: wrongly: perplexingly.
Edited by Candice
Examples
- But the general philosophy which says that the party system should not be cut athwart is at least open to serious dispute. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Let anyone of these issues be injected into his campaign and the lines of party action would be cut athwart. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It would, if brought into prominence, cut the lines of party action athwart. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Hard as it is upon the immediate plans of the politician, it is a national blessing when the lines of party action are cut athwart by new issues. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Edited by Candice