obliquely

[ uh-bleek-lee, oh-bleek-; Military uh-blahyk-lee, oh-blahyk- ]

/ əˈblik li, oʊˈblik-; Military əˈblaɪk li, oʊˈblaɪk- /

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adverb

in an oblique manner or direction.

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Origin of obliquely

First recorded in 1565–75; oblique + -ly

Words nearby obliquely

oblique angle, oblique circular cone, oblique circular cylinder, oblique coordinates, oblique fault, obliquely, oblique motion, oblique projection, oblique sailing, oblique section, oblique-slip fault

How to use obliquely in a sentence

City Attorney Mara Elliott obliquely accused Council President Sean Elo-Rivera of sexism Monday after he criticized her for announcing a proposed settlement she had reached before informing the City Council.
City Attorney Accuses Council President of Trying to Silence Her as Council Approves Settlement with Accused Broker|Andrew Keatts|September 13, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Still, Rhodes has been obliquely mentioned in other Capitol rioter court documents for months.
Crew of Far-Right Militia Honchos Slapped with Jan. 6 Subpoenas|Pilar Melendez, Jose Pagliery|November 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
Last but definitely not the least, in-market audiences are those customers who you do not directly target but still obliquely address in your search campaigns.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns|Harikrishna Kundariya|August 18, 2020|Search Engine Watch
At the end of the meeting, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein obliquely took Republicans to task.
Mystery Solved: Here’s Why Big Business Keeps Supporting Republicans Even as Republicans Destroy the Economy|Daniel Gross|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And it also addressed, however obliquely, the concerns of his Palestinian constituents back home.
Listening Closely to Abbas’s U.N. Speech|Sigal Samuel|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Afghan government will issue a news release obliquely blaming Pakistan.
When a Bomb Goes Off in Afghanistan|Heidi Vogt|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He obliquely alluded to the classified program during his State of the Union address in January.
Exclusive: No More Drones for CIA|Daniel Klaidman|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She has been linked on and off with rapper Kid Cudi, and has tweeted about him obliquely for months.
Amanda Bynes Quits Hollywood: Behind Her Erratic Behavior|Jacob Bernstein|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Coming down upon each other obliquely, these broad streams meet about the middle of the tropical belt.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The whole was sometimes placed obliquely, or even turned upside down, doubtless for the same reason.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Her gaze was obliquely attentive to his face, rugged and battered by travel, sallow now, where it had once been bronze.
The Creators|May Sinclair
Instead, we may distinguish four main groups of roads radiating from London, and a fifth which runs obliquely.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The ford, though, was not right across; a ledge of rock traversed the river obliquely.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

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