slopingly

Thân thiện

The path runs slopingly up the hillside.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • With a slant; in a sloping or inclined manner: "slopingly" describes an action performed at an angle, not horizontally or vertically.

Usage

• The word "slopingly" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed. It indicates that something is done on a slope or at an incline.
• It is a formal or literary adverb, often found in descriptive writing rather than everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The roof was built slopingly to allow rain to run off.
  • She planted the stakes in the ground slopingly for better support.
  • The path ran slopingly down to the riverbank.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Adverb: Used to add precise detail about the angle or orientation of an action or object's position.
  • The artist drew the lines slopingly to create a sense of movement.

Variants and Related Words

• Sloping (adj): Having a slanting direction or position.
  • a sloping roof
• Slope (n): A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another.
  • a steep slope
• Slope (v): To be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; to lie or cause to lie at an angle.
  • The ground slopes down to the stream.

Synonyms

• Aslant: At a slant.
• Diagonally: In a diagonal direction.
• Obliquely: Not in a straight or level line; at an angle.

Antonyms

• Horizontally: Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.
• Vertically: In a direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright.
• Levelly: In a level, even manner.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with a slant

Từ đồng nghĩa

• slantingly