ASLANT

aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping

(adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction

obliquely, aslant, athwart

(adverb) at an oblique angle; “the sun shone aslant into his face”

aslant

(adverb) over or across in a slanting direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aslant

slanting

Adverb

aslant

at a slant

Preposition

aslant

(archaic) diagonally over or across

Anagrams

• Santal, alants, natals, santal

Source: Wiktionary


A*slant", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + slant.]

Definition: Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely. [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant. Dryden.

A*slant", prep.

Definition: In a slanting direction over; athwart. There is a willow grows aslant a brook. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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