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PRONUNCIATION OF THWARTLY

thwartly  [ˈθwɔːtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THWARTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thwartly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES THWARTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thwartly in the English dictionary

The definition of thwartly in the dictionary is sideways or crosswise.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THWARTLY


absolutely
ˌæbsəˈluːtlɪ
astutely
əˈstjuːtlɪ
completely
kəmˈpliːtlɪ
courtly
ˈkɔːtlɪ
discreetly
dɪˈskriːtlɪ
distraughtly
dɪˈstrɔːtlɪ
expertly
ˈɛkspɜːtlɪ
Hartley
ˈhɑːtlɪ
heartly
ˈhɑːtlɪ
incompletely
ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtlɪ
minutely
maɪˈnjuːtlɪ
neatly
ˈniːtlɪ
overtly
əʊˈvɜːtlɪ
partly
ˈpɑːtlɪ
portly
ˈpɔːtlɪ
shortly
ˈʃɔːtlɪ
smartly
ˈsmɑːtlɪ
sweetly
ˈswiːtlɪ
tautly
ˈtɔːtlɪ
uncourtly
ʌnˈkɔːtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THWARTLY

thuya
thwack
thwacker
thwaite
thwart
thwartedly
thwarter
thwartingly
thwartship
thwartways
thwartwise
THX
thy
Thyestean
Thyestes
Thyestian
thyine
thylacine

WORDS THAT END LIKE THWARTLY

alertly
braggartly
covertly
curtly
extrovertly
inertly
inexpertly
malapertly
peartly
pertly
stalwartly
tartly

Synonyms and antonyms of thwartly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thwartly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THWARTLY

Find out the translation of thwartly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thwartly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thwartly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thwartly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thwartly
570 millions of speakers

English

thwartly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thwartly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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thwartly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

thwartly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thwartly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thwartly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thwartly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggigil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thwartly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thwartly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thwartly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thwartly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thwartly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thwartly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्क्रीयपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thwartly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thwartly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thwartly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

thwartly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thwartly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thwartly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thwartly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thwartly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thwartly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thwartly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THWARTLY»

The term «thwartly» is normally little used and occupies the 126.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THWARTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thwartly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THWARTLY»

Discover the use of thwartly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thwartly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
407. thwartly (thwart'li), adv. [< thwart* + -ly%.] In a contrary manner; with opposition; perversely. Sith man then in Judgeinge so thwartly is bente To satisfle fansie, and not true intente. W. Kethe (1554). (Davies.) thwartness (thwart ' nes), n .
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
2
Country Gentleman
“Twenty years ago," exclaimed James C. Thwartly, a big feeder of the Panhandle, “there'd never been a steer driven out of Texas to be killed. All were sold as feeders to be finished North or West. Now last year over a million head of fine beef ...
‎1918
3
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
407. thwartly (thwi“1rt'li), adv. [<thwart1 + -lg/1.] In a contrary manner; with opposition; perversely. Sith man then in judgeiuge so thwartly is bente To satisfle fansie, and not true intente. W. Kathe (1654). (Danica) thwartness (thwart ' nos), 12.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1895
4
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Sith man then in Judgeinge so thwartly is bente To satlsfle fansie, and not true intente. W. Ketht (1554). (Davies.) thwartness (thwart ' lies), n. [< thwart* + -ness.] The state or quality of being contrary ; untowardness ; perverseness. Can any man ...
‎1914
5
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Sith man then in judgelnge so thwartly is bente To satisfle iansie, and not true lntentc. W. Kathe (1554). (Davida) thwartness (thwart'ncs), n. [< thwartl + -ness.] The state or quality of being contrary; untowardness; perverseness. Can any man  ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
6
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
407. thwartly (thwart'li), adv. [< thwart1 + -lyl.] In a contrary manner; with opposition; perversely. Sith man then in judgeinge so thwartly is bente To satisfle fansie, and not true intente. W. Kethe (1554). (Dames.) thwartness (thwart 'nes), n .
‎1911
7
The Country Gentleman
“Twenty years ago,” exclaimed James C. Thwartly, a big feeder of the Panhandle, “there'd never been a steer driven out of Texas to be killed. All were sold as feeders to be finished North or West. Nowlast year over a million head of fine beef ...
‎1918
8
Essays on Subjects Connected with the Reformation in England
Thus see we how man, contemning Gods grace, Is wholie inclyned, that ill shulde take place : Whose will (truethe reiectinge) delitth that to haue, Which nature corrupted woulde seeme still to craue. 4. Sith man then in iudgeinge, so thwartly is ...
Samuel Roffey Maitland, 1899
9
The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various ...
The angels, being ask't by the priest whence they are, say they are of Salem : the priest inveighs agamst the strict rei of Melchisedec. at, that knows thire drift, answers thwartly at last. Of which notice given to the whole assembly, they hasten ...
John Milton, Henry John Todd, 1842
10
Paradise regained. Samson Agonistes
... to all fair personages, as beeing sacred to their goddess. The angels, being a\k 't byss the priest whence they are, say they are of Salem; the priest inveighs against the strict reign of Melchisedec. Lot, that knows thire drift, answers thwartly  ...
John Milton, Henry John Todd, 1809

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