atilt

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈtilt 

1

: in a tilted position

2

: with lance in hand

run atilt at death

—William Shakespeare

Synonyms

• askew
• aslant
• awry
• cock-a-hoop
• cockeyed
• crazy
• crooked
• listing
• lopsided
• oblique
• off-kilter
• pitched
• skewed
• slanted
• slanting
• slantwise
• tilted
• tipping
• uneven

Examples of atilt in a Sentence

cuts quite a dashing figure with a jauntily atilt beret

Word History

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1