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slantways

slantways is the alternative form of slantwise.

Meaning of slantwise

Adverb

slantwise (comparative more slantwise, superlative most slantwise)

  1. Diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
    • […] he had received a cut slantwise along one temple and cheek, leaving a long scar like a streak of dawn's light falling athwart the dark visage.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

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Forms of slantways

comparativemore slantways
superlativemost slantways

Origin of slantways

From slant + -ways.

Questions about slantways

What is slantways the alternative form of?
Slantways is the alternative form of slantwise.

Words near slantways in the dictionary

  1. slantings
  2. slantingways
  3. slantly
  4. slants
  5. slants of wind
  6. slantways
  7. slantwise
  8. slanty
  9. slap
  10. slap and tickle
  11. slap around

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slantways (page history and authors); slantwise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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