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slantwise

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slant·wise  (slntwz)
adv.
At a slant or slope; obliquely.
adj.
Slanting; oblique.
slantwise [ˈslɑːntˌwaɪz], slantways [ˈslɑːntˌweɪz]
adv & adj
(prenominal) in a slanting or oblique direction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.slantwise - at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
slantways
Translations
slantwise [ˈslɑːntwaɪz] ADJ → oblicuamente, al sesgo
slantwise [ˈslɑːntˌwaɪz] slantways [ˈslɑːntˌweɪz] adj & adv → di traverso
slantwise [ˈslɑːntˌwaɪz] slantways [ˈslɑːntˌweɪz] adj & adv → di traverso


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The Abbot stood by the narrow window, and his long black shadow fell slantwise across the rush-strewn floor.
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[2] A little later the Matterhorn took to himself the semblance of a volcano; he was stripped naked to his apex-- around this circled vast wreaths of white cloud which strung slowly out and streamed away slantwise toward the sun, a twenty-mile stretch of rolling and tumbling vapor, and looking just as if it were pouring out of a crater.
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As he turned it slantwise to the light, the glint upon the rims of the copper shells within the drum showed that it was fully loaded.
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