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sloping
CIDE DICTIONARY
sloping, a.
Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting. [1913 Webster]
"The sloping land recedes into the clouds." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
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, tipsyFor further exploring for "sloping" in Webster Dictionary Online