atilt

adjective

ə-ˈtilt How to pronounce atilt (audio)
Definition of atiltnext
as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side cuts quite a dashing figure with a jauntily atilt beret

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  1. crooked
  2. uneven
  3. oblique
Adjective
  • The official seizure seals hung crooked across the front gate, half-unstuck.
    Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
  • From background to foreground, the painting depicts a haloed Virgin Mary, a young Jesus standing between her knees, St. Jerome asleep on the ground, and St. John the Baptist, clad sparsely in animal skins, pointing a crooked finger toward the figures behind him.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • One thing that stands out to me is the federal government’s seeming use of fear, confusion and uncertainty—combined with very nuanced language—to target individuals, agencies and companies who, in many cases, have been trying to do the right thing by leveling the uneven playing field of the past.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • An uneven merger landscape had a ripple effect on several players, and a sector-wide shift towards the premium end of the market left budget carriers scrambling to rethink their business models.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneven
Adjective
  • Despite missing both of their top scorers — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — due to oblique injuries, the Magic mucked the game up early and often.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Arch stepped in and started three games this season when Quinn Ewers got hurt and missed time with an oblique injury.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of oblique
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“Atilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atilt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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