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Where does “aslope” come from?

aslope (English) comes from Middle English aslope.

aslope (English): Slanted or sloping; In an unintended or...

Definitions

  1. Slanted or sloping; In an unintended or...

Ancestry of “aslope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaslope—

Words derived from “aslope”

  • slope
  • sloping
  • downslope
  • upslope
  • hillslope
  • downsloping
  • upsloping
  • glideslope
  • backslope
  • footslope
  • midslope
  • slopy
  • sloper
  • slopewash
  • slopeside
  • slopingly
  • foreslope
  • counterslope
  • slopestyle
  • slopehead
  • slopewise
  • mountainslope
  • slopeth
  • unsloping
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