Meanings
adverbthwartly (comparative more thwartly, superlative most thwartly)
comparative more thwartly · superlative most thwartly
- archaictransversely; obliquely
Origin
- Middle Englishthwertli
- Englishthwartly
From Middle English thwertli, twhertly, equivalent to thwart + -ly.
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thwartly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwartly
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thwartly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwartly.
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