poikittain — meaning in English

English meaning

• across prep From one side of something to the other.
• aslant adv In a sloping or slanting direction.
• athwart adv Lying or moving in a slanting line, from one side to the other.
• thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.

Senses

poikittain is used for these senses in English:

• across At or near the far end of (a space).
• aslant (archaic, literary) Diagonally over or across.
• athwart (nautical) Across the line of a ship's course, or across its deck.
• thwart (obsolete) Across the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.

across — full definition

1. prep From one side of something to the other.
2. prep On the opposite side of.
3. adv From one side to the other; to the opposite side.

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