aslant

[ uh-slant, uh-slahnt ]

/ əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt /

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adverb

at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.

adjective

slanting or on a slant; oblique.

preposition

slantingly across; athwart.

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Origin of aslant

1250–1300; Middle English on slont, on slent on slope, at a slant

Words nearby aslant

askos, ask out, Ask-Upmark kidney, ASL, ASLA, aslant, Aslaug, asleep, asleep at the switch, ASLEF, AS level

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How to use aslant in a sentence

The show is definitely taking a bold tack with how things are moving, striking out in a direction that is aslant from the books.
Andrew and Lee dissect The Wheel of Time’s television premiere|Andrew Cunningham|November 19, 2021|Ars Technica
His hat, aslant over his brow, and took a pose on his toes for all of us.
Best of the Memorial Service|The Daily Beast|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was all breeze and freshness, and the sunlight struck picturesquely aslant the hill-sides.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Mr. Wilding raised one eyebrow and looked aslant at Trenchard, whose weather-beaten face was suddenly agrin with stupefaction.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini

The chinks were red with the outer glow, and a stream of mote-laden sunlight, aslant, came in at the companionway.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan
Even the Villa seemed to greet her, with the sun aslant on it; and the trees, trembling and weeping golden tears.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
The color-bearers kept well to the front with their flags, closely furled, aslant backward over their shoulders.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for aslant

aslant

/ (əˈslɑːnt) /

adverb

at a slant

preposition

at a slant across or athwart

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aslant

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