aslant
/əˈslænt/
adverb
- At an angle; not straight or level; diagonally.
- The rain fell aslant, driven by the strong wind.
- She hung the picture aslant to give the room a playful feel.
- Sunlight streamed aslant through the dusty window.
preposition
- Across or over at an angle.
- He laid the board aslant the doorway to block it temporarily.
- The old fence leaned aslant the garden wall.
- A shadow fell aslant the path from the tall tree.