English dictionary



Hint: Wildcards can be used multiple times in a query.

English adverb: obliquely

1. obliquely to, toward or at one side


SamplesDarting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face.


Synonymssidelong, sideways

2. obliquely at an oblique angle


SamplesThe sun shone aslant into his face.


Synonymsaslant, athwart









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2026 onlineordbog.dk