aslant

== English == === Etymology === The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide; to slip; to be slick or slippery”)). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) +‎ slant. The adjective and preposition are derived from the adverb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈslɑːnt/, /-slænt/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈslænt/ Rhymes: -ɑːnt, -ænt === Adverb === aslant (comparative more aslant, superlative most aslant) (archaic, literary) At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction. Synonyms: aslope, atilt, diagonally, obliquely ==== Derived terms ==== aslantwise ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === aslant (comparative more aslant, superlative most aslant) (archaic, literary) Slanting, oblique. Synonyms: askew, aslope, atilt, diagonal, oblique, slanted; nonorthogonal, unperpendicular Antonyms: nonoblique, orthogonal, perpendicular Near-synonym: askance ==== Translations ==== === Preposition === aslant (archaic, literary) Across or over in a slanting or diagonal direction. Synonyms: aslope, athwart, atilt ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Santal, alants, natals, santal