atilt

American  

[uh-tilt] / əˈtɪlt /

adjective

1. with a tilt or inclination; tilted.

   Hold the bottle slightly atilt.

2. with the lance in hand in tilting.

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atilt British  

/ əˈtɪlt /

adverb

1. in a tilted or inclined position

2. archaic in or as if in a joust

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Etymology

Origin of atilt

First recorded in 1555–65; a- ¹ + tilt ¹

Example Sentences

They’re atilt like the house, and, like that javelin, too strangely angled.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Framed photos of family members hanging from the walls, not a single one atilt.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2017

Head atilt, unrelentingly wide-eyed, she explains: "The audience has changed and I've changed."

From Time Magazine Archive

Wearing a green felt hat rakishly atilt, Coward flew into Sydney, Australia �out of Beirut, Bangkok and Hong Kong �to steer his musical Sail Away through its opening in Melbourne.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a twittering up in the branches, A chirp and a lilt, And crimson atilt on a swaying twig.

From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy