Meanings
adverboverthwartly (comparative more overthwartly, superlative most overthwartly)
comparative more overthwartly · superlative most overthwartly
- obsoleteIn an overthwart manner; going across.
- obsoleteperversely
distant, or disagreeing to the purpose, or returne into the cause overthwartly.
1577, Henry Peacham, The Garden of Eloquence
Origin
- Middle Englishoverthwertly
- Englishoverthwartly
From Middle English overthwertly; equivalent to overthwart + -ly.
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overthwartly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthwartly
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