Added 9 October 2026 slantwise adverb Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adverb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about slantwise at Wordnik → Where our words come from → At a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction. Related Words: diagonalslantindicularslantingdicularslantendicularcanticaxiolateralaxisedcross-handedstraightantiaxialanticlinalbiaxial Back to today's word