athwart
preposition, adverb/əˈθwɔːt/
/əˈθwɔːrt/
(literary or formal)- across; from one side to the other
- They put a table athwart the doorway.
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- not agreeing with; opposite to
- His statement ran athwart what was previously said.
Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + thwart.
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