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athwart

a·thwart

athwart

 
pronunciation:
thwort
parts of speech:
adverb, preposition
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: crossing at a slant; crosswise.
definition 2: obstructively.
 
part of speech: preposition
definition 1: across.
a board lying athwart the hall
definition 2: in opposition to; against.