slant
verb (used without object)
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
slantly
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a word derived from
slant.
Example Sentences
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The yellow moon looks slantly down, Through seaward mists, upon the town; And like a mist the moonshine falls Between the dim and shadowy walls.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
