aslant meaning

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aslant (adverb): over or across in a slanting direction.

aslant has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adverb and adjective.

aslant as an adverb

  1. over or across in a slanting direction
  2. at an oblique angle
    • the sun shone aslant into his face

    Synonyms: obliquely, athwart

aslant as an adjective

  1. having an oblique or slanted direction

    Synonyms: aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping

    Similar: inclined

Scrabble score: 6 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in NT · 6-letter words

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