slantingly

• Adverbe désuet signifiant « de manière inclinée ou oblique » ou « en direction latérale ». Rarement utilisé en anglais moderne, largement remplacé par « slantwise » ou « obliquely ».

An archaic adverb meaning 'in a slanting or oblique manner' or 'with a sideways direction.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'slantwise' or 'obliquely.'

1. In a slanted or oblique mannerC2formal

   In a way that is not straight or level; at an angle.

   De manière oblique

   • The sunlight fell slantingly through the window blinds.
   • The path ran slantingly across the hillside.
   • He held the brush slantingly to create a shadow effect.

   Synonymesaskewaslantawrydiagonallyobliquelysidewaysslopingly

   Antonymeslevelstraight