Overthwart
O"ver*thwart"\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*thw[add]rt"), a. 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.Overthwart
O"ver*thwart"\, adv. Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." --Chaucer.Overthwart
O"ver*thwart"\, prep. Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." --Milton.Overthwart
O"ver*thwart`\, n. That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] --Surrey.Overthwart
O`ver*thwart"\, v. t. To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]