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slantwise

[slant-wahyz, slahnt-] / ˈslæntˌwaɪz, ˈslɑnt- /
ADVERB
diagonally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered crosswise kitty-corner kitty-cornered
STRONG
cornerways cornerwise
WEAK




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A saxophone solo by Lehman, 44, adds textures that he’s honed on his alto instrument: slantwise methods that he developed in formal training and time on the New York scene.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Western readers may find the allusions frustratingly indirect, but Kadare has accustomed himself to telling his tales slantwise, even in a post-totalitarian era where anything goes.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018

I can see it all now,—the slantwise rain   Of light through the leaves,The sundown's blaze on her window-pane,   The bloom of her roses under the eaves.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012

Then an attendant noticed something strange: one of the numbers on the winning card was printed slantwise.

From Time Magazine Archive

April rain falls slantwise through the billboard’s spotlights and Volkheimer’s television flickers blue and he ducks habitually as he passes through the doorway between his kitchen and the main room.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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