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slantwise

[slant-wahyz, slahnt-] / ˈslæntˌwaɪz, ˈslɑnt- /
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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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

Then an attendant noticed something strange: one of the numbers on the winning card was printed slantwise.

From Time Magazine Archive

She came slantwise across the square, and he dashed to meet her.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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