Athwart

A•thwart [əˈTHwôrt]
Preposition
Similar to: Across
== Origin ==
#English: A-on’
#English: Aduar
#Then: Athwart (late Middle English)
== Meaning ==
#From side to side of; Across.
#In opposition to; counter to.
#Across from side to side; transversely.
#So as to be perverse or contradictory.
== Examples ==
#A procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices.
#A long counter thrown athwart the entranceway.
#These statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions.
#One table running athwart was all the room would hold.
#Our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes
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