askew
- s turned or twisted toward one side
- r turned or twisted to one side
rugs lying askew
aslant
- s having an oblique or slanted direction
- r over or across in a slanting direction
- r at an oblique angle
the sun shone aslant into his face
asleep
- a in a state of sleep
were all asleep when the phone rang
fell asleep at the wheel - s lacking sensation
my foot is asleep - s dead
- r into a sleeping state
he fell asleep - r in the sleep of death
at hand
- s close in space; within reach
- s close in time; about to occur
asocial
- s given to avoiding association with others
bears are asocial secretive animals
are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic? - s hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
crimes...and other asocial behavior
aspectual
- a of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb)
the aspectual system of Greek
asphyxiated
- v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- v be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- a in a state of asphyxia