Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upslanting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-slant-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

slanting upward

verb

present participle and gerund of upslant

Example Sentences

"She had distinctive facial features with upslanting palpebral fissures, a long tubular nose with a prominent nasal bridge and tip, an overhanging columella, and a short philtrum."

Etymology

From up + slanting.

Inflected Forms

more upslanting (comparative) most upslanting (superlative)

Questions

What does upslanting mean?: slanting upward
Where does upslanting come from?: From up + slanting.

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