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athwart

[ uh-thwawrt ]

adverb

  1. from side to side; crosswise.
  2. Nautical.
    1. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across.
    2. broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide:

      a ship riding athwart.

  3. perversely; awry; wrongly.


preposition

  1. from side to side of; across.
  2. Nautical. across the direction or course of.
  3. in opposition to; contrary to.

athwart

/ əˈθɔː /

adverb

  1. transversely; from one side to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preposition

  1. across the path or line of (esp a ship)
  2. in opposition to; against
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of athwart1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; a- 1, thwart
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of athwart1

C15: from a- ² + thwart
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Caivano elaborated on Washington's various interventionist economic policies, including a number of legislative and executive measures that were initially very unpopular because they seemed to run athwart the notion of a government with limited power.

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Leaders decided to stand athwart a liberalizing Orange County instead of adapt.

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“If you are opening a Mexican restaurant on Melrose in the 1970s, you are basically standing athwart the past and future of Mexican food in Los Angeles,” he said.

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There’s more, of course, in the vein of those coming athwart of fate.

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Still, some of those standing athwart Santos’ defenestration yelling “Stop!” — or at least “Think this through” — make good points.

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