adv
Meaning 1
In an oblique manner; sideways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
obliquely
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈbliːkli/
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rhymes with -iːkli
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 B L IY1 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
at an oblique angle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sun shone aslant into his face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aslant, athwart
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to, toward or at one side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sidelong, sideways
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English oblique Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English obliquely From oblique + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: ferdén — in an oblique manner; sideways
- Spanish: oblicuamente — in an oblique manner; sideways