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slopingly

slopingly

6.2
At an angle so one side is higher than the other
  • adverb
  • /ˈsloʊpɪŋli/
translation icon : en pendiente
  • The old roof was built slopingly to let the rainwater run off easily.

Examples

  • Rows of crops were planted slopingly along the hillside to prevent erosion.

  • She arranged the books slopingly on the shelf, creating a staggered effect.

  • The roof was built slopingly to allow rainwater to drain off.

  • He walked slopingly down the hill.

  • Rows of crops were planted slopingly along the hillside to prevent erosion.

  • The old roof was built slopingly to let the rainwater run off easily.

  • She arranged the books slopingly on the shelf, creating a staggered effect.

Synonyms

steeply
vsslopingly
9 3.0

In a way that goes up or down on a very sharp slope

is more general, meaning simply tilted rather than sharply angled
obliquely
vsslopingly
5 6.9

In a sideways or indirect way

is mainly literal for a physical tilt rather than indirect expression
slantingly
vsslopingly
7.0

At an angle, not straight up and down

is more general, applying to any tilted direction not only diagonal
slantways
vsslopingly
6.7

At an angle, not straight up or down

is broader, describing any tilted manner rather than only a directional angle
slantwise
vsslopingly
6.8

In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across

is used more generally for any tilted manner not only directional placement

Antonyms

levelly
3.4

A thing lies flat and even so it is the same height everywhere

How Slanted

vertically
32 1.8
steeply
9 3.0
slopingly
6.2
diagonally
15 3.0
horizontally
25 3.2

Surface Forms

slopingly positive

Morphology

slopingly = sloping (transparent) = slope + ing + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'sloping', producing a standard adverbial meaning.

Etymology

The word slopingly comes from slope, which means 'a hill' or 'to lean', plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. Think of a roof or a row of books set on a small hill — if they are placed 'slopingly' they are at an angle or slanted, which is exactly what the word means today.