aslant

/əˈslænt/
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Definitions of aslant
  1. adverb
    over or across in a slanting direction
  2. adverb
    at a slanting angle
    “the sun shone aslant into his face”
    synonyms: athwart, obliquely
  3. adjective
    having an oblique or slanted direction
    synonyms: aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
    inclined
    at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
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