sloping

adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {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"

losing

Said of anything that is or causes a {lose} or

{lossage}.

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