diagonally

adverb

di·​ag·​o·​nal·​ly dī-ˈa-gə-nə-lē How to pronounce diagonally (audio)
-ˈag-nə-lē
: in a diagonal manner

Examples of diagonally in a Sentence

placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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France is often associated with having an 'empty' middle, a strip of vast land that traverses the country diagonally (the 'diagonale du vide', the empty diagonal), which is less populated than its mountains or coastlines and has fewer infrastructure and services. Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Anne Hathaway is the latest celebrity to wade into the cutout denim trend, stepping out on July 9 in a pair of Area jeans with a statement-making chainlink cutout running diagonally across the front. Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 July 2025 In Burns Harbor, the plan calls for a community of 54 single-family homes to be built south of the Marquette Greenway, which runs diagonally from the southwest to the northeast through the property. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025 Yeah, that’s what this Portugal shirt looks like to me, with those dotted graphics running diagonally over it. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for diagonally

Word History

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diagonally was in 1541

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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagonally. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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