slanting

Adjective

Synonyms: aslant aslope diagonal slanted sloped sloping

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

having an oblique or slanted directionSynonyms: aslant aslope diagonal slanted sloped sloping

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Slanting \Slant"ing\, a. Oblique; sloping. -- Slant"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] Slantwise

Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. [1913 Webster]

On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley. [1913 Webster]