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Definition of Overthwart
1. a. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
2. adv. Across; crosswise; transversely.
3. prep. Across; from alde to side of.
4. n. That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
5. v. t. To cross; to oppose.
Definition of Overthwart
1. Preposition. (archaic UK dialect) From one side to the other of; across. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Overthwart
1. Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." 1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." 2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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