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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Gilbert and her volunteer group had already planted dozens of trees in just a couple of hours, moving diagonally across a open, grassy field surrounded by ponderosa pines. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Epson specs the lens as suitable for 16:9 screens ranging from 80 inches diagonally (at less than an inch from the screen) to 150 inches (from 9.9 inches away). PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025 When blooms start to fade, use clean pruning shears to cut the stem diagonally back to a leaf or another stem. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025 To measure your iPad, measure across the screen diagonally from corner to corner. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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