athwart
preposition, adverb /əˈθwɔːt/
/əˈθwɔːrt/
(literary or formal)- across; from one side to the other
- They put a table athwart the doorway.
- not agreeing with; opposite to
- His statement ran athwart what was previously said.
Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + thwart.