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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

lopsided/askew/on a slant/inclined.

The frame is lopsided/askew/on a slant/inclined.
How are they different?
What's the usage of them?
  

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messier42 The frame is lopsided To me this says that the frame is not aligned properly with itself. One side is longer than the corresponding opposite side. The shape is not rectangular.

— CalifJim

  • messier42 The frame is lopsided To me this says that the frame is not aligned properly with itself.
  • One side is longer than the corresponding opposite side.
  • The shape is not rectangular.
  • This is true of the frame itself whether it's hanging on a wall or not.
  • messier42 The frame is askew/on a slant These mean about the same to me.
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messier42The frame is lopsided
To me this says that the frame is not aligned properly with itself. One side is longer than the corresponding opposite side. The shape is not rectangular. This is true of the frame itself whether it's hanging on a wall or not.
messier42The frame is askew/on a slant
These mean about the same
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messier42 What about Tilt?
The frame is [ tilted / on a slant / askew / crooked ].

These are all about the same, except that "askew" is a fancier word.

CJ
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