ATHWART


Meaning of ATHWART in English

adv.

Function: adverb

Date: circa 1500

1 : across especially in an oblique direction

2 : in opposition to the right or expected course <and quite athwart goes all decorum ― Shakespeare>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.