a-twistadv.
/əˈtwɪst/ On the twist, twisted, askew.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew
acrooka1387
wrongc1440
overthwartlya1470
adoylea1475
awry1487
crooked1545
across1559
askew1565
cam1579
alurk1581
skew-whiff1754
a-twist1755
agley1786
skeow-ways1869
off-kilter1929
1755 J. Smeaton in Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 534 This plate being set a little atwist.
1835 W. Beckford Recoll. Monasteries Alcobaça & Batalha 171 His limbs all atwist, and his mouth all awry.
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