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

“It is somewhat awry, with the bow aslant from the stern, but it hath an air, as if it had been battling the storm.”

From Literature

“The Peanuts Papers” hammers home that fully appreciating Charles M. Schulz’s juggernaut, which ran in newspapers from 1950 to 2000, requires looking aslant at its genre.

From New York Times

Around midafternoon I stopped to eat in La Reforma, a small town aslant on the mountainside, scattered on both sides of the road, one building signposted Restaurante Rosa.

From New York Times

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