upslanting

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adjective

slanting upward

Scrabble 13

Meanings

upslanting1

adjectiveupslanting (comparative more upslanting, superlative most upslanting)

comparative more upslanting · superlative most upslanting

  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

upslanting2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upslant

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upslanting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upslanting.

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