atilt.
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
Meaning & usage
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
The child listened, her head atilt.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tilt English atilt From a- + tilt.
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
He wore his hat rakishly atilt.
Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
to run / ride atilt at someone or something
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tilt English atilt From a- + tilt.
Diagonally over or across.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tilt English atilt From a- + tilt.
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