Slantingly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Slantingly is an adverb meaning In a slanting orientation; aslant.
Meaning
In a slanting orientation; aslant.
Example Sentences
The hammer-handle had struck slantingly across my forehead, and my head ached from the blow.
As the clerk spoke he looked slantingly on the page, as a person might do to discover if some writing were dry.
The glaring sunshine which at its take-off had shone squarely in its bow-ports, now poured down slantingly from behind.
It was afternoon, and the sun shone slantingly on the waters of the river, above which on the hills amid trees and flowering gardens stood the house of Captain Andrew Brown.
Synonyms for slantingly
Depending on context, synonyms include slopingly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slopingly, aslantwise, slantily, aslant, slantingdicularly, slantindicularly.
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