aslope
61slope — [15] The noun slope did not emerge until the 17th century. Originally it was an adverb, short for the now defunct aslope. This is generally supposed to go back to an unrecorded Old English *āslopean, an adverbial use of the past participle of… …
62slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… …
63inclined — adjective 1. (often followed by to ) having a preference, disposition, or tendency (Freq. 4) wasn t inclined to believe the excuse inclined to be moody • Ant: ↑disinclined • Similar to: ↑apt, ↑ …
64slanted — adjective 1. having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanting, ↑sloped, ↑sloping • Similar to: ↑inclined …
65slanting — adjective having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑sloped, ↑sloping • Similar to: ↑inclined …
66slope — n. & v. n. 1 an inclined position or direction; a state in which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a position in a line neither parallel nor perpendicular to level ground or to a line serving as a standard. 2 a piece of rising or …
67sloped — adjective having an oblique or slanted direction • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑slanting, ↑sloping • Similar to: ↑inclined • …
68sloping — adjective 1. having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑slanting, ↑sloped • Similar to: ↑inclined …
