Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slantly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slant-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

slantwise

Etymology

From slant + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more slantly (comparative) most slantly (superlative)

Questions

What does slantly mean?
slantwise
Where does slantly come from?
From slant + -ly.

How to pronounce slantly

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