aslant

English

From Middle English aslant (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously”), from "on slante"; equivalent to a- +‎ slant

Adjective

aslant

1. slanting

Translations

slanting — see slanted

Adverb

aslant

1. at a slant
   • Dryden

     [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant.

Translations

at a slant

• Finnish: kallellaan (fi), vinossa (fi)

Preposition

aslant

1. (archaic) diagonally over or across

   Lay the gun aslant your lap.

Translations

diagonally over or across

• Finnish: poikittain (fi)