About The Word Obliquely
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Obliquely
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Obliquely: See Also | 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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