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Definition of Atilt
1. Adjective. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. "The headstones were tilted"
Definition of Atilt
1. adv. In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.
Definition of Atilt
1. Adjective. at an angle from the vertical or horizontal ¹
2. Adverb. as if tilting; like a knight on horseback. ¹
3. Adverb. at an angle from the vertical or horizontal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atilt
1. being in a tilted position [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atilt
Literary usage of Atilt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magyar: A Story of the Social Revolution by Alexander Irvine (1911)
"Stephen, dear,'' she said, looking into his hazel eyes, '' are we forever to run
atilt to the thinking of the best people?" A low chuckle in reply annoyed ..."
2. Studies in English and American Literature, from Chaucer to the Present Time by Albert Newton Raub (1882)
"The little bird sits at his door in the sun, atilt like a blossom among the
leaves, 50 And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it ..."
3. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"atilt, adv. To run a/i«, courir lance baissée. Va cask i» atilt, le tonneau est
calé. ATLANTIC, adj. atlantique. ATLAS, ». (book of maps), atlas, ..."
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