aslope UK /əˈsləʊp/US /əˈsloʊp/adverb 3adjective 1preposition 1 adverb3 •(no longer used) Sloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope. •(figurative, no longer used) Indirectly, obliquely. •(figurative, no longer used) In an unfavourable or unintended direction.[H]e gan fovvly vvyte / His vvicked fortune, that had turnd aslope, / And cursed night, that rest from him so goodly scope. — 1590 adjective1 •(no longer used) Slanted, sloping.VVhere Porters Hogsheads roll from Carts aslope, / Or Brevvers dovvn steep Cellars stretch the Rope, / VVhere counted Billets are by Carmen tost; / Stay thy rash Steps, and vvalk vvithout the Post. — 1716 preposition1 •(no longer used) Diagonally across or over; aslant.[T]he King, […] puts the Belt ouer the necke of the Knight, aslope his breast, placing the Svvord vnder his left Arme: […] — 1616
