Added 9 October 2026 thwartwise adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about thwartwise at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis. cross members should be all steel Origin From thwart + -wise. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: transversalcrosswisetransversecrossingcrosscross-wisewidthwayunderfootarchwisewidthwiseearthwardsclockward Back to today's word