aslant
3 synonyms for aslant, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adv — In a sloping or slanting direction.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The adverb comes from Middle English aslant, aslante ('at an angle, in a curve; from the side; figuratively, deviously'), from on slant ('at an angle, obliquely'). Here on is the preposition on ('above and touching something, on; at a place or position', etc.), from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an ('...
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