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o·blique·ly
[uh-bleek-lee, oh-bleek-; Mil. uh-blahyk-lee, oh-blahyk-] Pronunciation Key
[uh-bleek-lee, oh-bleek-; Mil. uh-blahyk-lee, oh-blahyk-] Pronunciation Key –adverb
| in an oblique manner or direction. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| o·blique
(ō-blēk', ə-blēk') Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
adv. (ō-blīk', ə-blīk') At an angle of 45°. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīquus.] o·blique'ly adv., o·blique'ness n. |
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| obliquely | |
adverb | |
| 1. | to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: sidelong] |
| 2. | at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Obliquely
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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