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diagonally

dia·go·nally

UK/daɪˈæɡ.nə.li/ US/daɪˈæɡ.ən.ə.li/ rare

adverb

1.

in a diagonal manner

  • “she lives diagonally across the street from us”

Origin

From Middle English diagonaly, modeled on Medieval Latin diagōnāliter; equivalent to diagonal + -ly.

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