Definitions for obliquely

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sidelong, sideways, obliquely(adverb)

    to, toward or at one side

    "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"

  2. obliquely, aslant, athwart(adverb)

    at an oblique angle

    "the sun shone aslant into his face"

Wiktionary

  1. obliquely(Adverb)

    in an oblique manner; sideways

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obliquely(adverb)

    in an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly


Translations for obliquely

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

obliquely(adverb)

not straight or direct

He made an oblique reference to his work.

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