aslant

English

Etymology

From Middle English aslant (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously”), from "on slante"; equivalent to a- +‎ slant

Adjective

aslant

slanting

Translations

slanting — see slanted

Adverb

aslant

at a slant
- Dryden
  [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant.

Translations

at a slant

Finnish: kallellaan (fi), vinossa (fi)

Scots: aswaip

Preposition

aslant

(archaic) diagonally over or across
Lay the gun aslant your lap.

Translations

diagonally over or across

Finnish: poikittain (fi)

Anagrams

Santal, alants, natals, santal

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