单词 | obliquely |
释义 | 1 (adverb) He referred obliquely to a traumatic event in her past. Synonyms indirectly She referred indirectly to the territorial dispute. evasively not in so many words circuitously in a roundabout manner or way 2 (adverb) The muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity. Synonyms at an angle sideways He glanced sideways at her. diagonally He headed diagonally across the field. sidelong aslant slantwise aslope Additional synonymsin the sense of aslant Synonyms at a slant, slantingly, atilt, aslope, slopingly in the sense of diagonally He headed diagonally across the field. Synonyms aslant, obliquely, on the cross, at an angle, crosswise, on the bias, cornerwise in the sense of sideways Definition from one side He glanced sideways at her. Synonyms indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously, furtively Nearby words of |
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