overthwart

Meanings

Plural: overthwarts

Prep

From one side to the other of.

Adv

From side to side.

Adj

Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
Crossing in kind or disposition.

Noun

That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).

Synonyms

across, adverse, athwart, opposing, perverse

Scrabble Score: 19

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