Meaning & use
Obliquely
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In an indirect or slanting manner, either physically at an angle or figuratively without addressing something directly.
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The light struck the building obliquely, casting long shadows across the plaza.
She referred only obliquely to the scandal, never mentioning names.
A note on using this word
From the Latin 'obliquus,' meaning slanting; used both for physical angles and for evasive or indirect speech.
Words with a similar meaning
indirectlyslantwise
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Words with an opposite meaning
directlystraightforwardly
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