Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Obliquely; so as to slope or be sloping.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb obsolete Obliquely.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a sloping fashion; obliquely.

Etymologies

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slope +‎ -wise

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