4
crosswise(adjective, across)
4
edgewise
4
indirectly(adverb, edge, exteriority)
4
slantingly(adverb, edge, aslope, obliquely, slantwise)
3
askance(adverb, sideways)
3
at an angle(expression, idiom)
3
diagonal
3
leeward(verb, laterality)
3
on its side(expression, idiom, adverb)
3
sideling
3
sideward
3
slanting(adjective, adverb, edge, exteriority)
3
slantwise(adjective, adverb, edge, slant, slanting)
3
sloping(adjective, adverb, edge, exteriority)
2
across(adverb, cross, upright, over, vertical)
2
angled
2
broadside on(verb, phrasal verb, laterality)
2
cross-grained
2
crossways(adverb, cross, side, over, oblique)
2
from side to side
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