About The Word Aslant
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Aslant
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What's The Definition Of Aslant?
[adv] at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
[adv] over or across in a slanting direction [adj] having an oblique or slanted direction Synonyms | Synonyms for Aslant: aslope | athwart | diagonal | inclined | obliquely | slanted | slanting | sloped | sloping Related Terms | Find terms related to Aslant: See Also | Aslant In Webster's Dictionary \A*slant"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slant.]
Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
[The shaft] drove through his neck aslant. --Dryden.
\A*slant"\, prep. In a slanting direction over; athwart. There is a willow grows aslant a brook. --Shak. |
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