preposition & adverb archaic or poetic/literary
from one side to another side of; across: [as prep.] a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thwart
Working on a story, I looked up this word in my computer's dictionary to be sure I wasn't using it incorrectly. To my surprise, I discovered a new meaning for thwart:
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Rereading this now, I realize I had forgotten about athwart. Now the meaning of thwart makes sense…
Ah, see, I never would've thought of that.
So, "thwart" as a preposition, huh? Amazing! Thank you, Pat, for further enriching my vocabulary! :)
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