# überzwerch

überzwerch is a German adjective meaning “crossed”.

## Meanings

1. crossed, (turned) crosswise; turned, especially in an inappropriate way
   - die 22–23° überzwerch geostete, einschiffige Kirche in Watzenborn-Steinberg — the single-nave church in Watzenborn-Steinberg, turned 22–23° too far east (rather than being turned to true east)
2. _regional · of people_ crotchety
3. fesswise; turned sideways

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