slanty

English

Etymology

From slant +‎ -y.

Adjective

slanty (comparative slantier or more slanty, superlative slantiest or most slanty)

1. (informal) slanted
   • 1921, Edwin Wildman, “Glenn Curtiss”, in Famous Leaders of Industry: Second Series‎^[1], page 79:

     […] when he came to climb some of Hammondsport's slantiest hills he found the pedalling as hard, if not harder, than walking.

   • 2001, Steve Stone, Where's Harry?:

     But Harry's thoughts on such things were, “If a guy has slanty eyes, why can't I say he has slanty eyes? If he had brown eyes, I could say he has brown eyes, couldn't I?” We're not here to debate political correctness […]

Anagrams

• Naltys, Santyl, Stanly, altyns, santyl