slantwise
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Western readers may find the allusions frustratingly indirect, but Kadare has accustomed himself to telling his tales slantwise, even in a post-totalitarian era where anything goes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018
He gave a slantwise smile, looking out of the corner of his eye.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
I can see it all now,—the slantwise rain Of light through the leaves,The sundown's blaze on her window-pane, The bloom of her roses under the eaves.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012
A complicated mechanism makes the film move slightly slantwise during part of its rush.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were too large to fit into the bed of the wagon, so we perched them slantwise, tilting down into the middle.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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