Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slanty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: slan-ty
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…] when he came to climb some of Hammondsport's slantiest hills he found the pedalling as hard, if not harder, than walking."
"But Harry's thoughts on such things were, “If a guy has slanty eyes, why can't I say he has slanty eyes? If he had brown eyes, I could say he has brown eyes, couldn't I?” We're not here to debate political correctness[…]"

Etymology

From slant + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slant

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

slantier (comparative) more slanty (comparative) slantiest (superlative) most slanty (superlative)

Derived Forms

slantily slantiness

Questions

What does slanty mean?: slanted
Where does slanty come from?: From slant + -y.

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