Obliquely synonyms

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cornerways
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cater-corner
(US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
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cornerwise (related)
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aslant
at an oblique angle
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athwart
at an oblique angle
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sidelong
to, toward or at one side
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sideways
to, toward or at one side
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tangentially (related)
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oblique (related)
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clumsily (related)
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Find another word for obliquely. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obliquely, like: cornerways, diagonally, cater-corner, cornerwise, aslant, athwart, sidelong, sideways, tangentially, oblique and clumsily.
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Obliquely Sentence Examples

  • The Indian flying-squirrel (P. oral) leaps with its parachute extended from the higher branches of a tree, and descends first directly and then more and more obliquely, until the flight, gradually becoming slower, assumes a horizontal direction, and finally terminates in an ascent to the branch or trunk of the tree to which it was directed.

  • All birds have, like most reptiles, a well-developed third lid or "nictitating membrane," which moves from the inner canthus obliquely upwards and backwards over the cornea.

  • The skeleton is laid out at full length, generally with the head towards the west or north, a spear at one side and a sword and shield obliquely across the middle.

  • The two harbours are separated by a mole which runs obliquely into the sea.

  • Kirchhoff's solution is obtained of a barrier placed obliquely in an infinite stream.

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