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aslope

[ uh-slohp ]
/ əˈsloʊp /
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adverb
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
adjective
sloping.
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Origin of aslope

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

Words nearby aslope

AS level, ASLIB, as likely as not, as-live, as long as, aslope, aslosh, as luck would have it, ASM, as many, Asmara
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Words related to aslope

slanted, tilted, bent, sloping, inclining, obliquely, sidelong, oblique, aslant, aside, broadside, crabwise, edgeways, indirectly, laterally, sidewards, slantwise

British Dictionary definitions for aslope

aslope
/ (əˈsləʊp) /
adverb, adjective
(postpositive) sloping
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