atilt

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈtilt 

1

: in a tilted position

2

: with lance in hand

… run atilt at death …

—William Shakespeare

Synonyms of atilt

• tilted
• crooked
• uneven
• oblique

Examples of atilt in a Sentence

cuts quite a dashing figure with a jauntily atilt beret

Word History

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for atilt

• inbuilt
• rebuilt
• unbuilt
• built
• gilt
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• quilt
• silt