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slantways

slant·wise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slant-wahyz, slahnt-]
    • /ˈslæntˌwaɪz, ˈslɑnt-/
    • /slˈantweɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slant-wahyz, slahnt-]
    • /ˈslæntˌwaɪz, ˈslɑnt-/

Definitions of slantways word

  • adverb slantways aslant; obliquely. 1
  • adjective slantways slanting; oblique. 1

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Origin of slantways

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; slant + -wise

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Parts of speech for Slantways

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slantways popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for slantways

adv slantways

  • aslant — at a slant
  • catercorner — diagonal.
  • catty-corner — Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it.
  • cornerwise — with a corner in front; diagonally
  • diagonally — Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.

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