# thwartly

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. transversely; obliquely

## Etymology
From Middle English thwertli, twhertly, equivalent to thwart + -ly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thwartly