slantwise

1. 1.

   at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction

   Synonymsslantways

Questions about slantwise

What does slantwise mean?

slantwise means "at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction".

How many syllables are in slantwise?

slantwise has 2 syllables: slan-twise. The stress falls on "slan".

What is another word for slantwise?

Close synonyms include slantways. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slantwise a common word?

slantwise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.