sloping

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sloping
    adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant},
           {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped},
           {sloping}]
    2: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently
       sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slope \Slope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sloped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sloping}.]
   To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting
   direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as,
   to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in
   cutting a garment.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sloping \Slop"ing\, a.
   Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from
   a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous;
   slanting. -- {Slop"ing*ly}, adv.
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         The sloping land recedes into the clouds. --Cowper.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "sloping":
      aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting,
      careening, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining,
      leaning, listing, oblique, out of plumb, out of square, pitched,
      pitching, raking, recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong,
      slant, slanted, slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, tilted,
      tilting, tipped, tipping, tipsy

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