athwart - Definition and Meaning

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(adposition)

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from side to side of; across

examples

a counter was placed athwart the entrance

(adposition)

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in opposition to; counter to

examples

these statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions

(adverb)

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across from side to side; transversely

examples

one table running athwart was all the room would hold

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(adverb)

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so as to be perverse or contradictory

examples

our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes