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slanty

slanty adjective: slanted.

Adjective

slanty (comparative slantier or more slanty, superlative slantiest or most slanty)

  1. (informal) slanted
    • […] when he came to climb some of Hammondsport's slantiest hills he found the pedalling as hard, if not harder, than walking.1921, Edwin Wildman, “Glenn Curtiss”, in Famous Leaders of Industry: Second Series, page 79
    • But Harry's thoughts on such things were, “If a guy has slanty eyes, why can't I say he has slanty eyes? If he had brown eyes, I could say he has brown eyes, couldn't I?” We're not here to debate political correctness[…]2001, Steve Stone, Where's Harry?

Forms of slanty

comparativeslantier
comparativemore slanty
superlativeslantiest
superlativemost slanty

Origin of slanty

From slant + -y.

Words formed from slanty

Questions about slanty

What does slanty mean?
Slanty means slanted.
What part of speech is slanty?
Slanty is an adjective.

Words near slanty in the dictionary

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

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