thwartly


thwart

T0198200 (thwôrt)tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).n.1. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.2. A transverse strut in a canoe or other small boat.adj.1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.adv. & prep. Archaic Athwart; across.
[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
thwart′er n.thwart′ly adv.

thwartly

(ˈθwɔːtlɪ) advarchaic sideways or crosswise