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diagonally

/daɪˈæɡ.nə.li/ adverb

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Latin root: diagōnāliter Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about diagonally at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. In a diagonal manner.
    she lives diagonally across the street from us

Origin

From Middle English diagonaly, modeled on Medieval Latin diagōnāliter; equivalent to diagonal + -ly.

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Related Words: nondiagonallydiagonalwiseantidiagonallycornerwisedecagonallynondirectionallydirectionallydiametrallyquadrilaterallyslantwisebiasdistoangularly

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