Definition of slantingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

geometry

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in a slanting orientation or direction

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The rain fell slantingly against the window.

diagonally

obliquely

angle

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with a slant or bias

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The journalist wrote slantingly about the issue.

obliquely

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Origin of slantingly

Old Norse, slá (to strike) + -ing (adverbial suffix)

Examples of slantingly in a sentence

The artist painted the lines slantingly on the canvas.
The artist painted the lines slantingly for a dynamic effect.
He glanced slantingly at the suspect, unsure of his intentions.

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French:en biais, de manière biaisée, ...
German:schräg, tendenziös, ...
Italian:obliquamente, con pregiudizio, ...
Spanish:inclinadamente, con sesgo, ...
Portuguese:inclinadamente, de forma tendenciosa, ...
Chinese:倾斜地, 带有偏见地, ...
Japanese:斜めに, 偏って, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مائِل, بِتَحَيُّز, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן נָטוּי, בְּצוּרָה מֻטָּה, ...
Russian:наклонно, предвзято, ...
Ukrainian:похилено, упереджено, ...
Hindi:तिरछी, पक्षपाती तरीके से, ...
Bengali:ঢালুভাবে, পক্ষপাতদুষ্টভাবে, ...
Catalan:obliquament, amb biaix, ...
Czech:šikmo, zaujatě, ...
Danish:skråt, biased, ...
Dutch:schuin, partijdig, ...
Greek:πλάγια, μεροληπτικά, ...
Hungarian:ferdén, elfogultan, ...
Khmer:ដោយទ្រេត, ដោយលម្អៀង, ...
Korean:비스듬히, 편향되게, ...
Persian:مایل, با تعصب, ...
Polish:ukośnie, stronniczo, ...
Portuguese (BR):inclinadamente, tendenciosamente, ...
Romanian:oblic, părtinitor, ...
Swedish:snedställt, vinklat, ...
Thai:เอียง, อย่างมีอคติ, ...
Turkish:yanlamasına, yanlı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:nghiêng, một cách thiên vị, ...

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Definition of slantingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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