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obliquely

ob·li·quely

UK/əˈbliːkli/ US/ʌˈblikli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

to, toward or at one side

  • “darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
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2.

at an oblique angle

  • “the sun shone aslant into his face”
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Origin

From oblique + -ly.

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