English adverb: obliquely | |||
| 1. | obliquely to, toward or at one side | ||
| Samples | Darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face. | ||
| Synonyms | sidelong, sideways | ||
| 2. | obliquely at an oblique angle | ||
| Samples | The sun shone aslant into his face. | ||
| Synonyms | aslant, athwart | ||