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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Obliquely \Ob*lique"ly\, adverb In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. ''Truth obliquely leveled.'' --Bp. Fell.
Declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. --Pope
His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from others. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
obliquely
adverb
1: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: {sidelong}, {sideways}]
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: {aslant}, {athwart}]
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