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aslant

[uh-slant, uh-slahnt] / əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt /




ADJECTIVE
slanting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


ADJECTIVE
sloping
Synonyms
Antonyms


ADVERB
crosswise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
cornerways cornerwise on the bias sideway sideways sidewise transversely
WEAK
astride athwart cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered sidelong


ADVERB
diagonally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered crosswise kitty-corner kitty-cornered
STRONG
cornerways cornerwise
WEAK


Example Sentences

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A pair of rectangular glasses sit somewhat aslant on his round face, which after weeks of frantic travel and fitful sleep showed signs of enervation.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2022

This increasingly common airport scene, seen slightly aslant, might call to mind The Matrix, when we first realize where Neo has been living his whole life: in a cubicallike, life-supporting vat.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019

Even for readers who prefer the sensation of moving ahead to moving aslant, “Texas Blood” is a rich journey.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018

I wonder out loud at how badly the new brickwork has been laid; the bricks float aslant on cement that oozes out from between them like jam in an overfilled Victoria sponge.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2010

I look carefully down, aslant under the stall wall, and there are two red shoes.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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