aslant
Adjective Satellite
- having an oblique or slanted direction
Adverb
- over or across in a slanting direction
- at an oblique angle
- "the sun shone aslant into his face"
Adj
- Slanting.
Adv
- At a slant.
Prep
- Diagonally over or across.
Adjective
- At a slant or an angle.
Examples
- The word was placed ASLANT the triple-word score, maximizing its value.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English aslant (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously”), from on slante; equivalent to a- + slant.
Synonyms
aslope, athwart, diagonal, obliquely, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping, ;, askew, atilt, diagonally, nonorthogonal, oblique, unperpendicular
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
aslant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaslant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aslant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary