Obliquely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to, toward or at one side

at an oblique angle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊblˈiːkli/

🇬🇧British English

/əblˈiːkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əblˈiːkli/

4 syllables Say it as /oʊblˈiːkli/.

Examples

darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
the sun shone aslant into his face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sideways athwart sidelong aslant

Parts of Speech

adverb	to, toward or at one side “darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
adverb	at an oblique angle “the sun shone aslant into his face”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schräg

zu, zu oder an einer Seite

🇫🇷French

obliquement

vers, vers ou d'un côté

🇪🇸Spanish

oblicuamente

hacia, hacia o a un lado

🇮🇹Italian

obliquamente

a, verso o da un lato

🇳🇱Dutch

schuin

naar, naar of aan één kant

🇵🇹Portuguese

obliquamente

para, em direção ou de um lado

🇷🇺Russian

наискосок

к, по направлению или в одну сторону

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरछे

की ओर, ओर या एक तरफ

🇧🇩Bengali

তির্যকভাবে

প্রতি, দিকে বা একপাশে

🇮🇳Tamil

சாய்வாக

செய்ய, நோக்கி அல்லது ஒரு பக்கத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాలుగా

కు, వైపు లేదా ఒక వైపు

🇮🇳Marathi

तिरकसपणे

कडे, दिशेने किंवा एका बाजूला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્રાંસી રીતે

તરફ, તરફ અથવા એક બાજુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓರೆಯಾಗಿ

ಗೆ, ಕಡೆಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരിഞ്ഞ്

ലേക്ക്, നേരെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വശത്ത്

🇵🇰Urdu

ترچھا طور پر

کی طرف یا ایک طرف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倾斜地

到、朝向或在一侧

🇯🇵Japanese

斜めに

へ、向かって、または一方の側に

🇰🇷Korean

비스듬히

한쪽으로, 쪽으로 또는 한쪽으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xiên

đến, về phía hoặc ở một bên

🇹🇭Thai

เฉียง

ไป, ไปทางหรือด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara miring

ke, menuju atau di satu sisi

🇵🇭Filipino

pahilig

sa, patungo o sa isang tabi

🇲🇾Malay

secara serong

ke, ke arah atau di satu pihak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير مباشر

إلى أو نحو أو من جانب واحد

🇮🇷Persian

به صورت مایل

به سمت یا در یک طرف

🇹🇷Turkish

dolaylı olarak

bir tarafa, ona doğru veya bir tarafa

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּעֲקִיפִין

אל, לכיוון או בצד אחד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'obliquely'?

The primary meaning of 'obliquely' is 'to, toward or at one side'.

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Using 'obliquely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'obliquely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'obliquely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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