aslant

UK: /əˈslɑːnt/ US: (ə slant′, ə slänt′)

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a•slant  (ə slant′, ə slänt′), adv. 

1. at a slant;
   slantingly;
   obliquely.

adj. 

2. slanting or on a slant;
   oblique.

prep. 

3. slantingly across;
   athwart.

• Middle English on slont, on slent on slope, at a slant 1250–1300

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aslant / əˈslɑːnt/ adverb

1. at a slant

preposition

1. at a slant across or athwart