ATHWART


Meaning of ATHWART in English

I. ə-ˈthwȯrt, naut often -ˈthȯrt preposition

Date: 15th century

1. : across

2. : in opposition to

a procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices — R. G. Cole

II. 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.