"slanty" meaning in English

See slanty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: slantier [comparative], more slanty [comparative], slantiest [superlative], most slanty [superlative]
Etymology: slant + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slant|y}} slant + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} slanty (comparative slantier or more slanty, superlative slantiest or most slanty)
  1. (informal) slanted Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-slanty-en-adj-q2SinTBZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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