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thwartwise en · ADJ

Etymology

From thwart + -wise.

Meanings

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Athwart; from side to side; across.

thwartwise en · ADV

Etymology

From thwart + -wise.

Meanings

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Athwart; from side to side; across.
   • Shalt reach it first and, thwartwise, touch it fair. 1891, James Whitcomb Riley, The Flying Islands of the Night, page 16: