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slantways
adverb as in diagonally
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These under the cherry trees with the sunshine shining through slantways made one of the brilliant sights of a lifetime.
What makes a kite go up slantways against, or on, the wind, which is the same thing in sailing?
The sun looked slantways in upon them, opening a way into the heart of the mist, like a rapier thrust by a master's wrist.
In a moving medium waves do not advance in their normal direction, they advance slantways.
You see, she doesn't go straight across the river; she goes slantways down the stream.
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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slantways, such as: crosswise, aslant, cater-cornered/cater-corner/catercorner, cater-cornered/cater-corner/catercorner, cater-cornered/cater-corner/catercorner, and catty-cornered/catty-corner.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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