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athwart
athwart
adverb
Definition of ATHWART
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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
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