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Atilt

adj, adv, prep

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. not-comparable

    "The child listened, her head atilt."

Adjective
  1. 1
    departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over. not-comparable

    "He wore his hat rakishly atilt."

  2. 2
    Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust). not-comparable

    "to run / ride atilt at someone or something"

Preposition
  1. 1
    Diagonally over or across.

    "A butterfly flew into the garden, danced a stately minuet mid-air, courtsied, and settled atilt the top rail of the old “snake fence.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a- + tilt.

Etymology 2

From a- + tilt.

Etymology 3

From a- + tilt.

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