aslant

[ uh-slant, uh-slahnt ]

adverb

1. at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.

adjective

1. slanting or on a slant; oblique.

preposition

1. slantingly across; athwart.

aslant

/ əˈslɑːnt /

adverb

1. at a slant

preposition

1. at a slant across or athwart

Word History and Origins

Origin of aslant¹

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

Example Sentences

A pair of rectangular glasses sit somewhat aslant on his round face, which after weeks of frantic travel and fitful sleep showed signs of enervation.

From New York Times

It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.

From Literature

I, too, in the grey, small, antique structure, with its low roof, its latticed casements, its mouldering walls, its avenue of aged firs—all grown aslant under the stress of mountain winds; its garden, dark with yew and holly—and where no flowers but of the hardiest species would bloom—found a charm both potent and permanent.

From Literature

For Kenny I spread a mat and he sat down while we grouped ourselves about him, but I could see he was not accustomed to sitting crosslegged on the floor, for his knees instead of resting on the mat sprang up aslant like the horns of a bull, and I was uncomfortable for him, and distressed that I had nothing else to offer.

From Literature

In another poignant shot, a brown box with a rag tied around it is attached to a gaily patterned yellow balloon decorated with a bunny head, which flies aslant in what appears to be a futile effort to bear the earthbound package aloft.

From New York Times

Related Words

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• askew
• astray
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