athwart

From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart.

We placed one log on the ground, and another athwart, forming a crude cross.

Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.

a fleet standing athwart our course

One of the world’s largest containerships wedged athwart the Suez Canal has offered the shipping industry a timely reminder that super-sized ships can create super-sized problems

Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.

[A]ll athvvart there came / A poſt from VVales, loden vvith heauy nevves, […]

The Baby beates the Nurſe, and quite athvvart / Goes all decorum.

From one side to the other side of; across.

The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.

Knit vvith a golden bauldricke, vvhich forelay / Athvvart her ſnovvy breſt, and did diuide / Her daintie paps; […]

Across the course or path of, so as to meet; hence (figuratively), to the attention of.

For here our ſouls hath but one eye (the Apoſtle ſaith, vve knovv in part) be not proud if that chance to come athvvart thy ſeeing ſide, vvhich meets with the blind ſide of another.

O Years! the blest preeminence of Saints! / Ye sweep athwart my gaze, so heavenly-bright, […]

Across the course or path of, so as to oppose.

VVhence and vvhat art thou, execrable ſhape, / That dar'ſt, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miſcreated Front athvvart my vvay / To yonder Gates?

Lookée, you lubberly ſon of a vv——e, if you come athvvart me, 'vvare your ginger-bread-vvork.

Across; through.

And novv, athvvart the Terrors that thy Vovv / Has planted round thee, thou appear'ſt more fair, / More amiable, and riſeſt in thy Charms.

About three in the Afternoon he came up vvith us, and bringing too by Miſtake, juſt athvvart our Quarter, inſtead of athvvart our Stern, as he intended, vve brought 8 of our Guns to bear on that Side, and pour'd in a Broadſide upon him, vvhich made him ſheer off again, after returning our Fire, and pouring in alſo his ſmall Shot from near 200 Men vvhich he had on Board.

Opposed to.

I have ſeen this preſent vvork, and finde nothing athvvart the Catholick faith and good manners: […]

[S]he, athwart many impediments, An ardent rider, often on horseback, at paces furiously swift; her beautiful face tanned by the weather. Very devout too; honest to be bone, athwart all her prejudices.