Meanings
adjectivethwartwise (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableAthwart; from side to side; across.
adverbthwartwise (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableAthwart; 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveextending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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Chicago
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