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thwartly

thwartly adverb: transversely; obliquely.

Adverb

thwartly (comparative more thwartly, superlative most thwartly)

  1. (archaic) transversely; obliquely

Forms of thwartly

comparativemore thwartly
superlativemost thwartly

Origin of thwartly

From Middle English thwertli, twhertly, equivalent to thwart + -ly.

Questions about thwartly

What does thwartly mean?
Thwartly means transversely; obliquely.
What part of speech is thwartly?
Thwartly is an adverb.

Words near thwartly in the dictionary

  1. thwarteth
  2. thwartful
  3. thwarting
  4. thwartingly
  5. thwartings
  6. thwartly
  7. thwartness
  8. thwarts
  9. thwartship
  10. thwartships
  11. thwartsome

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