[syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Obliquely \Ob*lique"ly\, adv.
In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. "Truth
obliquely leveled." --Bp. Fell.
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Declining from the noon of day,
The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. --Pope
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His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from
others. --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
obliquely
adv 1: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong
out of a wizened face" [syn: sidelong, sideways,
obliquely]
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
[syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart]