obliquely

o·blique

 (ō-blēk′, ə-blēk′)

adj.

1.

a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.

b. Mathematics Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

2. Botany Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.

3. Anatomy Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.

4.

a. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.

b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.

5. Not direct in descent; collateral.

6. Grammar Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.

n.

An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.

adv. (ō-blīk′, ə-blīk′)

At an angle of 45°.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīquus.]

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o·blique′ly adv.

o·blique′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	obliquely - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" sidelong, sideways
	2.	obliquely - at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" aslant, athwart

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obliquely

adverb

1. indirectly, evasively, not in so many words, circuitously, in a roundabout manner or way He referred obliquely to a sordid event in her past.

2. at an angle, sideways, diagonally, sidelong, aslant, slantwise, aslope The muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity.

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Translations

بِصورَةٍ مُلْتَوِيَه أو غَيْر مُباشِرَه

skråt

schief

obliquement

skáhalt; óbeint

obliquamente

på skrå

dolaylı şekilde

间接地

obliquely

[əˈbliːklɪ] ADV (lit) → oblicuamente (fig) → indirectamente

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obliquely

[əˈbliːkli] adv

(= indirectly) [say, refer] → indirectement

[pass, run, go] → obliquement

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obliquely

adv

→ schräg

(fig) → indirekt

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obliquely

[əˈbliːklɪ] adv (move) → obliquamente; (mention, allude) → indirettamente

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oblique

(əˈbliːk) adjective

1. sloping. He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other. skuins مائِل кос oblíquo šikmý schräg skrå πλάγιος, λοξόςoblicuo kaldus اریب vino oblique מְלוּכסָן अप्रत्यक्ष kos, nakošen rézsútos, ferde miring ská-, skáhallur obliquo 斜めの 기울어진 įstrižas []slīps condong schuinskrå, skråttløpendeukośny نامنظم او بى ترتيب oblíquo oblic косой, наклонный šikmý poševen kos sned, skev เฉียง eğri, eğik 斜的 косий; похилий ترچھا، ڈھلواں chéo 斜的

2. not straight or direct. He made an oblique reference to his work. indirekte غَيْر مُباشِر، مُنْحَرِف косвен indireto nepřímý indirekt indirekte πλάγιος, έμμεσοςindirecto kaudne غیر مستقیم epäsuora indirectבעקיפין तिरछा, अप्रत्यक्ष neizravan homályos tidak langsung óbeinn indiretto 遠回しの 완곡한, 에두른 netiesioginis netiešs tdk langsung indirectskjev, indirekteokrężny غيرمستقيم indirecto indirect косвенный nepriamy posreden posredan indirekt, förtäckt อ้อม ๆ dolaylı, ima yollu 間接的 непрямий مبہم، کج cong 间接的

oˈbliquely adverb

skuins بِصورَةٍ مُلْتَوِيَه أو غَيْر مُباشِرَه косо indiretamente šikmo schief skråt πλάγια, έμμεσα oblicuamente viltu بطور مورب epäsuorasti obliquement בּאֲלכסוֹן वक या विषम रूप में, वकोक्तिपूर्वक ukošeno, koso ferdén secara tidak langsung skáhalt; óbeint indirettamente 斜めに 비스듬히 įstrižai, netiesiogiai []slīpi; netieši secara tdk langsung schuin, indirectskrått, på skrå pośrednio په مايل ډول indirectamente oblic косо; косвенно šikmo poševno koso på ett indirekt (förtäckt) sätt อย่างอ้อม ๆ dolaylı şekilde 間接地 непрямо مبہم طور پر، بالواسطہ một cách xiên chéo 间接地

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