obliquelyadverb
uk/əˈblːkˌli//oʊˈblɪːkˌli/obliquely adverb (not direct)
said in a way that is not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear:
The article refers to the controversy only obliquely.
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Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- beat
- discursive
- elliptical
- evasive
- gloss over sth
- go (all) round the houses idiom
- go off on a tangent idiom
- implicit
- meander
- move off sth/on (to sth)
- parry
- sanitize
- sidestep
- skirt
- stray
- suggestion
- talk around sth
- tangent
- tiptoe
- tiptoe around sth/sb
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obliquely adverb (angle)
specialized medical in a slanting or sloping manner
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
- vanishing point
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Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting