obliquely Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb to, toward or at one side
sideways; sidelong.
- darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
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adverb at an oblique angle
athwart; aslant.
- the sun shone aslant into his face
WordNet
Ob*lique"ly adverb
Definitions
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.