slopingly

• Adverbe rare ou littéraire signifiant « en pente » ou « obliquement ». Peu employé en anglais moderne, il est largement supplanté par des termes plus courants et semble désuet dans le langage quotidien.

An archaic or rare adverb meaning "in a sloping manner" or "obliquely." It is seldom used in modern English, having been largely replaced by more common terms such as "slopingly" is now considered obsolete in everyday speech and writing.

1. In a slanted mannerC1formal

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

   En pente

   • The roof was built slopingly to allow rain to run off.
   • The path ran slopingly down the hillside.
   • She placed the picture slopingly against the wall.

   Synonymesaslantdiagonallyobliquelyslantinglyslantwise