aslope

English

Etymology

From Middle English aslope, probably from or akin to Old English āslopen, past participle of Old English āslūpan (“to slip away”).

Adjective

aslope (comparative more aslope, superlative most aslope)

1. slanted or sloping
   • 1911, Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Honor of Israel Gow

     Far as the eye could see, farther and farther as they mounted the slope, were seas beyond seas of pines, now all aslope one way under the wind.

Adverb

aslope (comparative more aslope, superlative most aslope)

1. slanted or sloping

Anagrams

• El Paso