athwart
- adverb
- /əˈθwɔrt/
- Archaic
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diagonalmente
- He placed the ladder athwart the building to reach the roof.
Examples
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The boat sailed athwart the waves.
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The curtain fell athwart the doorway, blocking the fading light from the hall.
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A beam of sunlight shot athwart the dusty attic, illuminating hidden corners.
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She cast her scarf athwart her shoulders before stepping outside.
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The boat moved athwart the canal, making it easy to reach the other side.
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They built a fence athwart the property line to mark their boundary.
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A large tree fell athwart the road, blocking the vehicles from passing.
Synonyms
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2.1
At or toward the side instead of straight ahead
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6.9
In a sideways or indirect way
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6.7
In a way that goes across something at a right angle to its main direction
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6.6
To the side or at an angle
At an angle, not straight
At an angle, not straight up or down
In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across
Across a ship from one side to the other
Across something from one side to the other at a right angle
Antonyms
Idioms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
athwart = (semi-transparent) = a + thwart
The structure a- + 'thwart' exists historically, but 'a-' is not productive and 'thwart' as 'across' is archaic, so inference is only partially reliable. [Postprocessing: moved 'thwart' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Athwart comes from the old parts a- meaning 'on' and thwart meaning 'across'. So when something is athwart it lies 'across' or at an angle, like a beam crossing an attic.