atilt
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atilt
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From a- + tilt.
adjective a-tilt
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At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
The child listened, her head atilt.
Similar: tilted
adverb a-tilt
- At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over. He wore his hat rakishly atilt.
- Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust). to run / ride atilt at someone or something
preposition a-tilt
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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.”
Similar: aslant
Talk about this word "atilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atilt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. atilt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atilt "atilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atilt.
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@misc{atilt_2026,
title = {atilt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atilt},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
