- 1not expressed or done in a direct way synonym indirect an oblique reference/approach/comment
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- 2(of a line) sloping at an angle
adverb He referred only obliquely to their recent problems. Always cut stems obliquely to enable flowers to absorb more water.See oblique in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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