Athwart means, generally, crosswise or transversely. In a sentence one might say:"I lay the logs athwart the stream, so that I might cross without getting wet".
An antonym for astride are: astraddle athwart on the back of piggyback sitting on straddling
Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal., Anything that is transverse or athwart., The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse., To overturn; to change., To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.
Probably corruption of 'athwart', meaning sideways. After all, forward & backward, so why not athward?
Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique., Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained., Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart., Across; athwart., A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat., To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air., To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat., To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner., Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
For example: dirt, shirt, alert, athwart, pert, start, contort.
Beatriz Alvarez has written: 'Writing athwart Adelina Gurrea's life and works ='
WART SWART TEWART THWART ATHWART BLEWART STALWART THRAWART MOUDIWART WORRYWART MOUDIEWART MOWDIEWART OVERTHWART
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car., Alongside; as, close aboard., On board of; as, to go aboard a ship., Across; athwart.
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car., Alongside; as, close aboard., On board of; as, to go aboard a ship., Across; athwart.
Some synonyms for the work "askew" include; aslant, askant, awry, slantwise, athwart and afield. When one types the word askew into the google it will twist the page to look askew.
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