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Obliquely

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Adverb

1. obliquely, sidelong, sideways

to, toward or at one side

Example Sentences:
'darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face'

2. aslant, athwart, obliquely

at an oblique angle

Example Sentences:
'the sun shone aslant into his face'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Obliquely

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adjective
1. 
at an angle; slanting; sloping
2. geometry
a. 
(of lines, planes, etc) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etc
b. 
not related to or containing a right angle
3. 
indirect or evasive
4. grammar
denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc, other than the nominative and vocative
5. biology
having asymmetrical sides or planes
an oblique leaf
6. 
(of a map projection) constituting a type of zenithal projection in which the plane of projection is tangential to the earth's surface at some point between the equator and the poles
noun
7. 
something oblique, esp a line
8.  another name for solidus (sense 1)
9. nautical
the act of changing course by less than 90°
10. 
an aerial photograph taken at an oblique angle
verb (intransitive)
11. 
to take or have an oblique direction
12. 
(of a military formation) to move forward at an angle

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Obliquely

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adjective
1. 
having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor horizontal; not level or upright; inclined
2. 
not straight to the point; not straightforward; indirect
3. 
evasive, disingenuous, underhanded, etc.
4. 
indirectly aimed at or attained
oblique results
5.  Anatomy
designating or of any of certain muscles obliquely placed and attached
6.  Botany
having the sides unequal, as some leaves
7.  Geometry
with its axis not perpendicular to its base
an oblique cone
8.  Grammar
designating or of any case except the nominative and the vocative
noun
9. 
an oblique angle, muscle, etc.
verb intransitiveWord forms: obˈliqued or obˈliquing
10. 
to veer from the perpendicular; slant
adverb
11.  Military
with a change of direction of approximately 45 degrees

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Obliquely

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adj.
1.
a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
b. Mathematics Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
2. Botany Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.
3. Anatomy Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.
4.
a. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.
b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.
5. Not direct in descent; collateral.
6. Grammar Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.
n.
An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.
adv. (ō-blīk, ə-blīk)
At an angle of 45°.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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