obliquelyadv.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈbliːkli/, U.S.

/əˈblikli/,

/oʊˈblikli/

Forms: see oblique adv. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblique adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < oblique adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In an oblique direction or position; with deviation from the straight line or direct course; diagonally, or so as to make an oblique angle; slantwise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb]

sidelonga1398

aslanta1400

aslopec1400

embelifc1400

a-sloutc1440

sleetc1440

slant1495

obliquely1503

shoringc1503

a-swash1530

biaswise1545

biasways1556

slantingly1570

sideways1572

slantwise1573

avelinges1577

bias?1578

askant1602

slopely1605

slantinga1625

oblique1667

bias-way1702

skew1706

slantly1719

inclinably1760

slantways1828

slantindicular1831

slantindicularly1834

skewly1896

slaunchways1933

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > obliquely

asidec1369

aslanta1400

slant1495

obliquely1503

asklenta1540

askew1565

slantingly1570

slantwise1573

wry1575

bias?1578

askance1590

askant1602

slantinga1625

asquint1645

across1700

slantly1719

akimboc1796

slantways1828

aslantwise1852

slantingways1899

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] > obliquely

aslanta1400

sideslepes?a1400

embelifc1400

slant1495

obliquely1503

slantling?1521

askance1530

asklenta1540

biaswise1545

askew1565

wry1575

bias?1578

slentwise1579

overthwartly1591

asquint1645

transversally1648

aslope1667

slantways1828

skeow-ways1869

slantingways1899

1503 tr. Kalendayr Shyppars sig. i iii^v Half leftys alryght and the other half of zodyak leftys oblyquely.

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) iii. i. sig. Qj Of Solides called Prismata, there are two kindes, the one directe or vpright..the other oblique or declining, whose Paralelogrammes are obliquely situate on their bases.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxxi. f. 162^v According as any portion of the Ecliptique riseth or setteth rightly or obliquely.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 801 If each Muscle worke by it selfe, then the oblique descendent drawes the haunch obliquely to his owne side..the oblique ascendent leadeth the chest obliquely to the haunches.

1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. x. 33 The beames of the Sunne comming oblikely or sideway.

1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated 10 The nearer the radii are reflected to right angles, the hotter it is: and the more obliquely they are reflected, the colder it is.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 441 His neck obliquely o'er his shoulders hung.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. ii. viii. 90 Such as have the Lobes of the Corollæ bent obliquely to the Right.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 404 The sun..is also continually agitating this fluid either radially, or obliquely.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 541 To find the moulds necessary for the construction of a semicircular arch, cutting a straight wall obliquely.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvii. 120 Ramsay and myself crossed the mountains obliquely.

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 536/1 It is held obliquely towards the right side of the player, like the modern transverse flute.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 258/1 The aeolian harp is placed across a window so that the wind blows obliquely across the strings.

1949 K. P. Oakley Man the Tool-maker 25 Each blow is delivered obliquely downwards near the edge of some conveniently placed flattish area.

2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Feb. 14/1 Holbein's Ambassadors, a formal portrait sliced obliquely by a stretched figure of an anamorphic skull, seems..to be making Saint Paul's point about seeing ‘through a glass, darkly’.

a. In a way that is not direct or straightforward; by suggestion or implication; indirectly; with deviation from the point. Formerly also: †evasively; not straightforwardly; dishonestly, unfairly (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating indirectly

asidelyc1375

indirectly1477

obliquely1601

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb]

crookedlyc1374

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

fishily1851

back-handedly1859

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

crookedlya1639

back-handedly1859

society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [adverb] > in or by oblique oration

obliquely1816

the mind > language > speech > narration > direct speech > [adverb] > indirectly

sidelings?a1400

obliquely1816

indirectly1877

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 181 The scripture..worketh in vs faith, not obliquely, hoouerly, and ambiguously.

1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John ix. 20 They answer obliquely and overwarily.

1719 C. Cibber Ximena ii. 12 I never sought..nor obliquely hinted, That I desir'd the Office.

1771 E. Burke Let. to Bp. Chester in Corr. (1844) I. 291 I shall think myself happy, if the subject of my defence..may be obliquely and accidentally the means of undeceiving you.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master v. Argt. In fact, the reader, very likely, Will find some truths, tho' told obliquely.

1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. iii. 45 They approached each other obliquely, as it were, and they addressed each other by implication.

1947 K. A. Porter Let. 19 Mar. (1990) vi. 334 As for cynicism, who could be more suavely and obliquely cynical than St. Leger himself?

2000 Opera Now Jan. 31/2 When Solidarity drew the curtain on creative freedom, he learned..to express himself obliquely, subtly, with imaginative use of symbols.

†b. In or by indirect speech. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. 175 When a quotation is brought in obliquely after a comma, a capital is unnecessary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obliquely
释义	obliquelyadv. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈbliːkli/, U.S. /əˈblikli/, /oʊˈblikli/ Forms: see oblique adv. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblique adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < oblique adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In an oblique direction or position; with deviation from the straight line or direct course; diagonally, or so as to make an oblique angle; slantwise. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] sidelonga1398 aslanta1400 aslopec1400 embelifc1400 a-sloutc1440 sleetc1440 slant1495 obliquely1503 shoringc1503 a-swash1530 biaswise1545 biasways1556 slantingly1570 sideways1572 slantwise1573 avelinges1577 bias?1578 askant1602 slopely1605 slantinga1625 oblique1667 bias-way1702 skew1706 slantly1719 inclinably1760 slantways1828 slantindicular1831 slantindicularly1834 skewly1896 slaunchways1933 the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > obliquely asidec1369 aslanta1400 slant1495 obliquely1503 asklenta1540 askew1565 slantingly1570 slantwise1573 wry1575 bias?1578 askance1590 askant1602 slantinga1625 asquint1645 across1700 slantly1719 akimboc1796 slantways1828 aslantwise1852 slantingways1899 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] > obliquely aslanta1400 sideslepes?a1400 embelifc1400 slant1495 obliquely1503 slantling?1521 askance1530 asklenta1540 biaswise1545 askew1565 wry1575 bias?1578 slentwise1579 overthwartly1591 asquint1645 transversally1648 aslope1667 slantways1828 skeow-ways1869 slantingways1899 1503 tr. Kalendayr Shyppars sig. i iii^v Half leftys alryght and the other half of zodyak leftys oblyquely. ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) iii. i. sig. Qj Of Solides called Prismata, there are two kindes, the one directe or vpright..the other oblique or declining, whose Paralelogrammes are obliquely situate on their bases. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxxi. f. 162^v According as any portion of the Ecliptique riseth or setteth rightly or obliquely. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 801 If each Muscle worke by it selfe, then the oblique descendent drawes the haunch obliquely to his owne side..the oblique ascendent leadeth the chest obliquely to the haunches. 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. x. 33 The beames of the Sunne comming oblikely or sideway. 1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated 10 The nearer the radii are reflected to right angles, the hotter it is: and the more obliquely they are reflected, the colder it is. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 441 His neck obliquely o'er his shoulders hung. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. ii. viii. 90 Such as have the Lobes of the Corollæ bent obliquely to the Right. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 404 The sun..is also continually agitating this fluid either radially, or obliquely. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 541 To find the moulds necessary for the construction of a semicircular arch, cutting a straight wall obliquely. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvii. 120 Ramsay and myself crossed the mountains obliquely. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 536/1 It is held obliquely towards the right side of the player, like the modern transverse flute. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 258/1 The aeolian harp is placed across a window so that the wind blows obliquely across the strings. 1949 K. P. Oakley Man the Tool-maker 25 Each blow is delivered obliquely downwards near the edge of some conveniently placed flattish area. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Feb. 14/1 Holbein's Ambassadors, a formal portrait sliced obliquely by a stretched figure of an anamorphic skull, seems..to be making Saint Paul's point about seeing ‘through a glass, darkly’. 2. a. In a way that is not direct or straightforward; by suggestion or implication; indirectly; with deviation from the point. Formerly also: †evasively; not straightforwardly; dishonestly, unfairly (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating indirectly asidelyc1375 indirectly1477 obliquely1601 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb] crookedlyc1374 undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 fishily1851 back-handedly1859 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 crookedlya1639 back-handedly1859 society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [adverb] > in or by oblique oration obliquely1816 the mind > language > speech > narration > direct speech > [adverb] > indirectly sidelings?a1400 obliquely1816 indirectly1877 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 181 The scripture..worketh in vs faith, not obliquely, hoouerly, and ambiguously. 1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John ix. 20 They answer obliquely and overwarily. 1719 C. Cibber Ximena ii. 12 I never sought..nor obliquely hinted, That I desir'd the Office. 1771 E. Burke Let. to Bp. Chester in Corr. (1844) I. 291 I shall think myself happy, if the subject of my defence..may be obliquely and accidentally the means of undeceiving you. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master v. Argt. In fact, the reader, very likely, Will find some truths, tho' told obliquely. 1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. iii. 45 They approached each other obliquely, as it were, and they addressed each other by implication. 1947 K. A. Porter Let. 19 Mar. (1990) vi. 334 As for cynicism, who could be more suavely and obliquely cynical than St. Leger himself? 2000 Opera Now Jan. 31/2 When Solidarity drew the curtain on creative freedom, he learned..to express himself obliquely, subtly, with imaginative use of symbols. †b. In or by indirect speech. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. 175 When a quotation is brought in obliquely after a comma, a capital is unnecessary. 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