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upslanting en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From up + slanting.

Meanings

  1. slanting upward
    • She had distinctive facial features with upslanting palpebral fissures, a long tubular nose with a prominent nasal bridge and tip, an overhanging columella, and a short philtrum. 2015 July 29, George A. Tanteles et al., “Mild Phenotype in a Patient with a De Novo 6.3 Mb Distal Deletion at 10q26.2q26.3”, in Case Reports in Genetics, volume 2015, →DOI:

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most upslanting Degree=Sup lexicographic
more upslanting Degree=Cmp lexicographic

upslanting en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of upslant
    form of upslant