diagonalwise
Corner to corner
Diagonalwise means in a diagonal direction or manner—moving or positioned at an angle rather than straight across or up and down: She cut the sandwich diagonalwise.
The word is interchangeable with diagonally, though less common.
Angled, not straightforward
- slantedAngled from vertical
- tiltedAngled from vertical
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- askewTilted from true
canted · aslant · catercorner · kitty-corner · skewed · crosswise · athwart · transverse
Longest right-triangle side
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- rhombusEquilateral parallelogram
- parallelogramQuadrilateral with paired parallels
quadrilateral · polygon · intersect · axis · plane · lattice · grid · checkerboard
oblique
Angled, not straightforward
askew · canted · aslant · catercorner · kitty-corner · skewed · crosswise · athwart · transverse · cornerwise
hypotenuse
Longest right-triangle side
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- rhombusEquilateral parallelogram
parallelogram · quadrilateral · polygon · intersect · axis · plane · lattice · grid · checkerboard · symmetry
traverse
Move across an area
trajectory · pathway · route · vector · course · bearing · track · slicing · bypass · intercept
diagonalwisehorizontally
Along a level plane
vertically · lengthwise · widthwise · perpendicularly · orthogonally
diagonal, diagonally, diagonals, agony, agonize, agonizing, antagonist, antagonize, protagonist