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aslope

American  
[uh-slohp] / əˈsloʊp /

adverb

  1. at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.

adjective

  1. sloping.

aslope British  
/ əˈsləʊp /

adverb

  1. (postpositive) sloping

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Etymology

Origin of aslope

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; a- 1, slope

Example Sentences

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The Knight did stoop, And sat on further side aslope.

From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel

All broad and winding and aslope, All tempting with perfidious hope, All ending in despair.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

A little farther there are evolutions to perform as we grasp a post that the sinking of the ground has set aslope across the middle of the fairway.

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

Yonder riband of sunshine aslope on the wall, If you eye it a minute 'll have the same look: So kind! and so merciful!

From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George

Now, from the western mountain’s brow, Compassed with clouds of various glow, The sun a broader orb displays, And shoots aslope his ruddy rays.

From The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems by Beattie, James

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