Atilt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Atilt is an adjective meaning At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
Meaning
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
More Meanings
- At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
- Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
- Diagonally over or across.
Example Sentences
He wore his hat rakishly atilt.
The child listened, her head atilt.
In that nice Moment, as another Lye Stood just a-tilt, the Minister came by.
[…] the slope flattened to a wide shelf where limestone cropped through the heather and many huge boulders were scattered atilt.
Word Forms
- a-tilt
Synonyms for atilt
Depending on context, synonyms include tilted, aslant, inclined, canted, leaning, tipped.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inclined, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped, slanted.
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