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Sloping vs Askew - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between sloping and askew

is that sloping is having a slope while askew is turned or twisted to one side.

As a verb sloping

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun sloping

is an arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

As an adverb askew is

tilted to one side.

sloping

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a slope.
  • :a sloping roof

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

    • askew

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (head)
  • Turned or twisted to one side.
  • (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • tilted to one side.
    • He wore his hat askew
  • with disapproval
    • to look askew

    Related terms

    * skew-whiff

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