slantwise
On a diagonal
Slantwise means at an angle or in a diagonal direction rather than straight: Rain fell slantwise across the windows.
The word can also suggest an indirect approach: He came at the question slantwise, never asking directly.
Slantways means the same thing.
Diagonally opposite or positioned
- crosswiseAt right angles
- kitty-cornerDiagonally across from
- athwartAcross and against
- cornerwiseAcross opposing corners
crisscross · chevron · herringbone · zigzag · transverse · catercorner
Set at angle
- askewTilted from true
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- cockeyedCrooked or absurd
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
off-kilter · crooked · awry · listing · tipped · pitched · rakish · catawampus
Directed to one side
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- slyCleverly deceptive
- covertIntentionally concealed
- veiledConcealed or obscured
subtle · allusive · implied · elliptical · tangential · circumlocutory · roundabout · insinuating
cater-cornered
Diagonally opposite or positioned
- crosswiseAt right angles
- kitty-cornerDiagonally across from
- athwartAcross and against
cornerwise · crisscross · chevron · herringbone · zigzag · transverse · catercorner
canted
Set at angle
lopsided · off-kilter · crooked · awry · listing · tipped · pitched · rakish · catawampus · wonky
sidelong
Directed to one side
veiled · subtle · allusive · implied · elliptical · tangential · circumlocutory · roundabout · insinuating · suggestive
gradient
Rate of change across space
tilt · rise · bank · ramp · hillside · decline · steepness · sloping · graded · ramped