Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an oblique manner or direction; not directly; slantingly; indirectly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in an
oblique manner;sideways
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at an oblique angle
- adverb to, toward or at one side
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code. socialist code.
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code - socialist code.
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code, socialist code.
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code, socialist code.
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code - socialist code.
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He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code - socialist code.
Israpundit 2009
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That mouthful of a title obliquely refers to a small business grants program it would establish to help bodegas stock produce and market healthy items, as well as funding local education campaigns to spur purchases.
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Riccitiello had previously hinted at the title obliquely in a July VentureBeat interview, saying "Go look at Dead Space and imagine playing that game with a wand and ...
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However, in obliquely making this point Mr. Klein unwittingly points to a flaw in the measurement of administrative efficiency.
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