thwartwise
English
Etymology
Adjective
thwartwise (not comparable)
- (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.
Adverb
thwartwise (not comparable)
- (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.
- 1891, James Whitcomb Riley, The Flying Islands of the Night, page 16:
- Shalt reach it first and, thwartwise, touch it fair.