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thwartwise

thwartwise adjective: athwart; from side to side; across.

Adjective

thwartwise (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.

Adverb

thwartwise (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.
    • Shalt reach it first and, thwartwise, touch it fair.1891, James Whitcomb Riley, The Flying Islands of the Night, page 16

Origin of thwartwise

From thwart + -wise.

Questions about thwartwise

What does thwartwise mean?
Thwartwise means athwart; from side to side; across.
What part of speech is thwartwise?
Thwartwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near thwartwise in the dictionary

  1. thwarts
  2. thwartship
  3. thwartships
  4. thwartsome
  5. thwartways
  6. thwartwise
  7. thwarty
  8. Thweatt
  9. Thweatts
  10. thwip
  11. thwipped

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