OBLIQUELY


Meaning of OBLIQUELY in English

adv. 25B6; adverb

the sun shone obliquely across the tower : DIAGONALLY, at an angle, slantwise, sideways, sidelong, aslant.

he referred obliquely to the war : INDIRECTLY, in a roundabout way, not in so many words, circuitously, evasively.

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