overthwartly

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English overthwertly; equivalent to overthwart +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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overthwartly (comparative more overthwartly, superlative most overthwartly)

  1. (obsolete) In an overthwart manner; going across.
  2. (obsolete) perversely
    • 1577, Henry Peacham, The Garden of Eloquence:
      distant, or disagreeing to the purpose, or returne into the cause overthwartly.

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