slantingly

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They could look slantingly up and see that the 300 sets of the "Bluebeard" scenery all were ablaze.

From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various

"Where is that?" he asked, bringing to light an envelope, and holding it slantingly for Ralph's inspection.

From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen

We went slantingly, not fighting the current too hard, but gliding easily, and avoiding the shallows where we could hear the current roar over the sand and pebbles.

From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Hold the point, not slantingly like a pencil, but as near as possible perpendicularly.

From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime

The rough bricks of the chimney, which breaks slantingly through the floor near the center of the room, are not concealed.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.