obliquely
Something done obliquely is done in a roundabout way rather than directly. Constantly mentioning how much you love dogs is a way of obliquely telling your parents that you want a pet.
The word obliquely can mean the indirect way something is talked about or the indirect path that something takes. It's also a word used to describe when something is positioned sideways or on a slant, like a ladder propped obliquely against the wall. Ever notice how the rain seems to fall on a slant against a lamp light at night? It's not falling straight, but obliquely or on an angle.
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not in a forthright mannersynonyms: indirectly
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to, toward or at one sidesynonyms: glancingly, sidelong, sideways
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at a slanting angle
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Vocabulary lists containing obliquely
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