ASLOPE

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

(adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aslope (comparative more aslope, superlative most aslope)

slanted or sloping

Adverb

aslope (comparative more aslope, superlative most aslope)

slanted or sloping

Anagrams

• El Paso

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping. "Set them not upright, but aslope." Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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