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Definition of Thwartly
1. adv. Transversely; obliquely.
Definition of Thwartly
1. Adverb. transversely; obliquely ¹
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Definition of Thwartly
1. athwart [adv] - See also: athwart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thwartly
Literary usage of Thwartly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, Alfred William Pollard, William Caxton (1900)
"... and he was richly beseen : and he desired to be made knight of the king, but
his over-garment sat over-thwartly, howbeit it was rich cloth of gold. ..."