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slanting

/ˈslæntɪŋ/ adjective

In Latin: obliquus, obstitus Wiktionary

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  1. Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of slant

noun

  1. The state or quality of being slanted.
    The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.