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slantly

slantly adverb: slantwise.

Adverb

slantly (comparative more slantly, superlative most slantly)

  1. slantwise

Forms of slantly

comparativemore slantly
superlativemost slantly

Origin of slantly

From slant + -ly.

Questions about slantly

What does slantly mean?
Slantly means slantwise.
What part of speech is slantly?
Slantly is an adverb.

Words near slantly in the dictionary

  1. slantingdicularly
  2. slantingly
  3. slantingness
  4. slantings
  5. slantingways
  6. slantly
  7. slants
  8. slants of wind
  9. slantways
  10. slantwise
  11. slanty

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