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aslant

[ uh-slant, uh-slahnt ]

/ əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt /

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adverb

at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.

adjective

slanting or on a slant; oblique.

preposition

slantingly across; athwart.

Origin of aslant

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

Words nearby aslant

asking price, askja, askos, asl, asla, aslant, aslaug, asleep, asleep at the switch, aslef, aslib

Example sentences from the Web for aslant

His hat, aslant over his brow, and took a pose on his toes for all of us.

Best of the Memorial Service |The Daily Beast |July 7, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Joe twisted his mustache, eyed her aslant and took the plunge.

Cabin Fever |B. M. Bower
He withdrew it from his hatband, where he always wore it aslant like a feather.

Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville
The sun's rays, while striking us aslant, furnished tranquil warmth.

The Smoky God |Willis George Emerson

The late afternoon sun shone in aslant through the western window, like a wide bar of gold.

The Little Colonel's Holidays |Annie Fellows Johnston
The smile upon his lip was half bitter, half philosophic, and as they passed, he regarded them aslant but freely.

Lewis Rand |Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for aslant

aslant

/ (əˈslɑːnt) /

adverb

at a slant

preposition

at a slant across or athwart