What does obliquely mean?

obliquely means "to, toward or at one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in obliquely?

obliquely has 3 syllables: o-bliq-uely. The stress falls on "bliq". In IPA it is /əˈblikli/.

What is another word for obliquely?

Close synonyms include sidelong, sideways, aslant, athwart. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is obliquely a common word?

obliquely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Obliquely — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
to, toward or at one side
“darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
Synonymssidelong sideways
2.
at an oblique angle
“the sun shone aslant into his face”
Synonymsaslant athwart

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What does obliquely mean?: obliquely means "to, toward or at one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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