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slantingly
slant S0463500 (slănt)v. slant·ed, slant·ing, slants v.tr.1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.v.intr. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.n.1. a. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.b. A sloping thing or piece of ground.2. Printing A virgule.3. a. A personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant.b. A bias: an anti-religious slant.4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
[Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
slant′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: slant, incline, lean1, slope, tilt1, tip2
These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | slantingly - with a slantslopingly |
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