About The Word Obliquely

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Obliquely

Obliquely Meaning & Definition
Obliquely Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obliquely?

[adv] to toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
[adv] at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Obliquely: aslant | athwart | sidelong | sideways

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Obliquely In Webster's Dictionary

\Ob*lique"ly\, adv. In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. ``Truth obliquely leveled.'' --Bp. Fell. Declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. --Pope His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from others. --Addison.

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