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Adjective: sloping  slow-ping
  1. Having an oblique or slanted direction
    - aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped
     
  2. Having a slanting form or direction
    "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"
Verb: slope  slowp
  1. Be at an angle
    "The terrain sloped down";
    - incline, pitch
     
  2. Leave without a fuss, esp. to avoid something
    "he sloped off to a local pub";
    - slope off

See also: gradual, inclined

Type of: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip

Encyclopedia: Slope, Slovenia