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Aslant vs Awry - What's the difference?

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Aslant is a related term of awry.


As adjectives the difference between aslant and awry

is that aslant is slanting while awry is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.

As adverbs the difference between aslant and awry

is that aslant is at a slant while awry is obliquely, crookedly; askew.

As a preposition aslant

is (archaic) diagonally over or across.

aslant

English

Adjective

  • slanting

    • Adverb

  • at a slant
  • * Dryden
    • [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (archaic) diagonally over or across
    • Lay the gun aslant your lap.

    awry

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • Perversely, improperly.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
    • The frame was awry .
  • Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
    • There is something awry with this story.

    Usage notes

    * As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.

    Synonyms

    * (misaligned) wonky (mostly UK)

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "awry")

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