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Slanted vs Awry - What's the difference?

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Slanted is a related term of awry.


As adjectives the difference between slanted and awry

is that slanted is placed at an angle, on a slant while awry is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.

As a verb slanted

is (slant).

As an adverb awry is

obliquely, crookedly; askew.

slanted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Placed at an angle, on a slant.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (slant)
  • Anagrams

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    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)

    Anagrams

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