aslant

[uh-slant, uh-slahnt]

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adverb

at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.

adjective

slanting or on a slant; oblique.

preposition

slantingly across; athwart.

Origin of aslant

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

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Related Words for aslant

off-center, awry, askew, astray, droll, sardonic, ironic, mocking, warped, diagonally, horizontally, vertically, crosswise, leaning, bent, diagonal, pitching, crossways, sloping

Examples from the Web for aslant

Contemporary Examples of aslant

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

Historical Examples of aslant

He withdrew it from his hatband, where he always wore it aslant like a feather.
Moby Dick; or The Whale
Herman Melville
They eyed him aslant as they worked, for visitors were rare occurrences.
Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker
Marguerite Bryant
Aslant the face, with gratuitous blasphemy, the crown of thorns was tilted.
The Glory of the Trenches
Coningsby Dawson
The sun's rays, while striking us aslant, furnished tranquil warmth.
The Smoky God
Willis George Emerson
The walls themselves were aslant under a dizzy careening to starboard.
The Portal of Dreams
Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for aslant

aslant

adverb

at a slant

preposition

at a slant across or athwart

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Word Origin and History for aslant

adv.

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