aslant

Adjective · Adverb
Synonyms: aslopediagonalslantedslantingslopedslopingobliquelyathwart

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having an oblique or slanted directionSynonyms: aslopediagonalslantedslantingslopedsloping

Adverb (2)

  1. over or across in a slanting direction
  2. at an oblique angle“the sun shone aslant into his face”Synonyms: obliquelyathwart
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aslant \A*slant"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slant.] Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely. [1913 Webster]

[The shaft] drove through his neck aslant. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Aslant \A*slant"\, prep. In a slanting direction over; athwart. [1913 Webster]

There is a willow grows aslant a brook. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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