aslant

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1. at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.

adjective

2. slanting or on a slant; oblique.

preposition

3. slantingly across; athwart.

adverb

1. at a slant

preposition

2. at a slant across or athwart

adv.

early 14c., o-slant, literally “on slant,” from on + slant (v.). As a preposition from c.1600.

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