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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Thortly,) Thuartly, adv. [e.m.E. thwartly (1541); Thort adv.] In a contrary manner, ‘crossly’. —1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 136.
Lady Janet Ross, his stepmother, bitterly reflected upon him thuartly, telling him that the old men were fighting in the fields and young men loitering at home
