Definition of slantwise in English:

slantwise

adverb & adjective ˈslɑːntwʌɪz

At an angle or in a sloping direction.
as adjective a slantwise glance
as adverb the bird veers and drops slantwise towards the wood
Example sentencesExamples
- Rain is slashing slantwise, mixing with spray from waves smashing into jetty walls.
- Horses jammed the ford over the stream; Michael crossed above them, galloping slantwise across the slope after the belling pack, stretched low on his horse's neck to clear the branches.
- She settled herself onto the couch, slantwise, half reclining, supported by plush cushions, and kicked off her shoes.
- She smiles, perhaps, but the light touches her slantwise, so I can't be sure.
- The most controversial and dramatic elements of the building, the 14 thermal chimneys. are clearly related to the pilaster-like piers by patinated aluminium bronze plate ducts which run slantwise across the roof slope.
- He looked at his dad slantwise, and was satisfied when his father snorted amusedly and waved him on.
- The child dashed across the macadam while the rain cut slantwise through the air.
Synonyms
at a slant, on the slant, at an angle, not straight, slanting, slanted, slantwise, slant, oblique, leaning, inclining, inclined, angled, cambered, canted

Definition of slantwise in US English:

slantwise

adjective & adverbˈslantˌwīzˈslæntˌwaɪz

At an angle or in a sloping direction.
as adjective a slantwise glance
as adverb the bird veers and drops slantwise toward the tree
Example sentencesExamples
- Rain is slashing slantwise, mixing with spray from waves smashing into jetty walls.
- She settled herself onto the couch, slantwise, half reclining, supported by plush cushions, and kicked off her shoes.
- The child dashed across the macadam while the rain cut slantwise through the air.
- He looked at his dad slantwise, and was satisfied when his father snorted amusedly and waved him on.
- She smiles, perhaps, but the light touches her slantwise, so I can't be sure.
- Horses jammed the ford over the stream; Michael crossed above them, galloping slantwise across the slope after the belling pack, stretched low on his horse's neck to clear the branches.
- The most controversial and dramatic elements of the building, the 14 thermal chimneys. are clearly related to the pilaster-like piers by patinated aluminium bronze plate ducts which run slantwise across the roof slope.
Synonyms
at a slant, on the slant, at an angle, not straight, slanting, slanted, slantwise, slant, oblique, leaning, inclining, inclined, angled, cambered, canted

单词	slantwise
释义	Definition of slantwise in English: slantwise adverb & adjective ˈslɑːntwʌɪz At an angle or in a sloping direction. as adjective a slantwise glance as adverb the bird veers and drops slantwise towards the wood Example sentencesExamples Rain is slashing slantwise, mixing with spray from waves smashing into jetty walls. Horses jammed the ford over the stream; Michael crossed above them, galloping slantwise across the slope after the belling pack, stretched low on his horse's neck to clear the branches. She settled herself onto the couch, slantwise, half reclining, supported by plush cushions, and kicked off her shoes. She smiles, perhaps, but the light touches her slantwise, so I can't be sure. The most controversial and dramatic elements of the building, the 14 thermal chimneys. are clearly related to the pilaster-like piers by patinated aluminium bronze plate ducts which run slantwise across the roof slope. He looked at his dad slantwise, and was satisfied when his father snorted amusedly and waved him on. The child dashed across the macadam while the rain cut slantwise through the air. Synonyms at a slant, on the slant, at an angle, not straight, slanting, slanted, slantwise, slant, oblique, leaning, inclining, inclined, angled, cambered, canted Definition of slantwise in US English: slantwise adjective & adverbˈslantˌwīzˈslæntˌwaɪz At an angle or in a sloping direction. as adjective a slantwise glance as adverb the bird veers and drops slantwise toward the tree Example sentencesExamples Rain is slashing slantwise, mixing with spray from waves smashing into jetty walls. She settled herself onto the couch, slantwise, half reclining, supported by plush cushions, and kicked off her shoes. The child dashed across the macadam while the rain cut slantwise through the air. He looked at his dad slantwise, and was satisfied when his father snorted amusedly and waved him on. She smiles, perhaps, but the light touches her slantwise, so I can't be sure. Horses jammed the ford over the stream; Michael crossed above them, galloping slantwise across the slope after the belling pack, stretched low on his horse's neck to clear the branches. The most controversial and dramatic elements of the building, the 14 thermal chimneys. are clearly related to the pilaster-like piers by patinated aluminium bronze plate ducts which run slantwise across the roof slope. Synonyms at a slant, on the slant, at an angle, not straight, slanting, slanted, slantwise, slant, oblique, leaning, inclining, inclined, angled, cambered, canted
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