Overthwart
Pronunciation : O"ver*thwart"
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." Dryden.
2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"ver*thwart"
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"ver*thwart"
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : Defn: Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"ver*thwart`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] Surrey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913