slantingly
Not straight on
In a slanting manner—at an angle rather than straight on.
Light falls slantingly through venetian blinds; rain drives slantingly against windows.
The word is rare, with *slantwise* or *at an angle* more common in contemporary usage.
At a slant
- diagonallyAt a slanting angle
- sidewaysToward one side
- askewTilted from true
- athwartAcross and against
crosswise · transversely · edgeways · laterally · sidelong · cornerwise · cater-corner · askance
Angled from vertical
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- leaningTendency toward something
- slopedSet at incline
- cantedSet at angle
pitched · raked · angled · banked · beveled · cambered · graded · listing
To an incomplete extent
- one-sidedlyIn a biased manner
- unfairlyWithout proper justice
- tendentiouslyIn a biased manner
- subjectivelyBased on personal viewpoint
obliquely
At a slant
- diagonallyAt a slanting angle
- sidewaysToward one side
- askewTilted from true
athwart · crosswise · transversely · edgeways · laterally · sidelong · cornerwise · cater-corner · askance · indirectly
tilted
Angled from vertical
canted · pitched · raked · angled · banked · beveled · cambered · graded · listing · skewed
partially
To an incomplete extent
- one-sidedlyIn a biased manner
- unfairlyWithout proper justice
- tendentiouslyIn a biased manner
slantinglyperpendicularly
At right angles
straight · vertically · horizontally · directly · uprightly