slanty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From slant + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) slanted
[…] when he came to climb some of Hammondsport's slantiest hills he found the pedalling as hard, if not harder, than walking.
1921, Edwin Wildman, “Glenn Curtiss”, in Famous Leaders of Industry: Second Series, page 79: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[…]
2001, Steve Stone, Where's Harry?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most slanty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more slanty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| slantier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| slantiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |