diagonally
adverbHow to pronounce diagonally:
Definition of diagonally:
- diagonally (adverb):
- across
- in a diagonal manner
Synonyms for diagonally:
across
aslant
at an angle
athwart
bias
catercorner
catercornered
catty-corner
catty-cornered
cornerwise
crossways
crosswise
kitty-corner
kitty-cornered
obliquely
on the bias
on the cross
on the diagonal
transversely
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- capability
- disconsolately
- adulteration
- sadistically
- hysterically
- identically
- recapacitate
- conventional
- unwarrantable
- abominable
- matriculation
- cosmopolitan
- intellectual
- overcompensate
- hilariously
- choreography
- significantly
- nostalgically
- multisyllable
- uninterrupted
- accompaniment
- aficionada
- unregrettable
- exhilaration
- unexplainable
- patronizingly
- generically
- technicality
- lackadaisical
- unconditional
- mysteriousness
- magnificently
- interdependent
- expediently
- deliciously
- industrialist
- exaggeration
- craniologist
- perfectionist
- calumniator
- articulacy
- rememberable
- longitudinal
- rectifiable
- victoriously
- sentimentally
- Deuteronomy
- irresponsible
- semiconscious
- justifiably
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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