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Definition of Slantwise
1. Adverb. At a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction.
Definition of Slantwise
1. adv. In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
Definition of Slantwise
1. Adjective. diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes ¹
2. Adverb. diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slantwise
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slantwise
Literary usage of Slantwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"... out of the waves in front of the group, and the formation of fresh waves behind.
For as each wave cuts slantwise through the column formed by the group, ..."
2. Bookbinding and Its Auxiliary Branches by John J. Pleger (1915)
"The character of the work does not warrant whip-stitching, so the sheets are
glued together and sawed slantwise, the cut being the diagonal of one-half inch ..."
3. The New Psychology by Edward Wheeler Scripture (1897)
"A characteristic record is the following : Line applied slantwise left to
right (l.-r.). Distance 2 to 6 felt as point. „ 8 „ 10 „ blunt contact. ..."
4. The New Psychology by Edward Wheeler Scripture (1897)
"In Judd's experiments the cards were applied in four directions, lengthwise of
the arm, crosswise, and slantwise 45° from right to left, or slantwise 45° ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"slantwise. Two pair of cottages recently built at ... slantwise to the road have
received popularly the name of " The a-swish houses." DEAL, v. ..."
6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1882)
"She gin the moon a clip with her heels when she went over, and knocked it kind
of slantwise. Mebbe you Ve noticed, sometimes, that it looks kind of ..."
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