at a slight/steep angle• He had a beard and his foreheadsloped back at a steep angle.• Both chairs are placed securely, with the free chair at a slight angle to where the patient is sitting.• She went about with her head at a slight angle and her eyes permanently narrowed, to avoid the smoke.• In two speciesexamined the crystals lie parallel to the surface and in another two they lie at a steep angle.• His wig was now at a slight angle.• Christabel's tombstone leaned over at a slight angle.• In distinctivedisplayflightflapsupwardsat a steep angle and then glides down with wings scarcely upraised.