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adj
Diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
Diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slantways
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History
Etymology tree English slant Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English slantwise From slant + -wise.
