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adj. - Having an oblique direction.

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Usage examples (40)
  • Verb (used with object) : He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration. ,a story slanted toward young adults
  • Noun : the slant of a roof. ,His mind shows a curious slant. ,Let him give you his slant. ,His column always has a humorous slant
  • Adjective : a slant roof; a slant approach
  • He hath no vexing memory of blood in slanting rain,
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