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Princeton's WordNet

  1. slantwise, slantwaysadverb

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

Wiktionary

  1. slantwiseadverb

    diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes

  2. slantwiseadjective

    diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Slantly, Slantwiseadverb

    Obliquely; not perpendicularly; slope.

    Etymology: from slant.

    Some maketh a hollowness half a foot deep,
    With fower sets in it, set slantwise asleep. Thomas Tusser, Husband.

ChatGPT

  1. slantwise

    Slantwise refers to something that is moving or positioned diagonally or obliquely, instead of in a straight or level direction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Slantwiseadverb

    alt. of Slantly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slantwise in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slantwise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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