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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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"An Oblique Sphere hath the Axis of the World neither Direct nor Parallel to the Horizon, but lies aslope from it."

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Summer has come, healthy and free, Whence the brown wood is aslope; The slender nimble deer leap, And the path of seals is smooth.

From Project Gutenberg

The old tiara keeps itself aslope Upon his steady brows which, all the same, Bend mildly to permit the people’s hope?

From Project Gutenberg

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

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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.

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