athwart

athwart

adverb

Definition of ATHWART

1

from one side to the other of an intervening space <after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane is predicted to advance athwart to the Texas coastline>

Synonyms across, athwart, through

Related Words clear

2

in a line or direction running from corner to corner <we hung the twisted strips of crepe paper athwart to the floor and ceiling so that they formed giant crosses on all four walls>

Synonyms athwart, bias, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered), obliquely, transversely

Related Words across

Near Antonyms lengthwise, longitudinally