obliquely

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-bleek-lee, oh-bleek-; Military uh-blahyk-lee, oh-blahyk- ]

Definition:

adv. not in a direct way

Sentence:

The mayor referred obliquely to his unexplained absence.

More example sentences:

The mayor referred obliquely to his unexplained absence.

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Synonyms:

indirect; sideways; angled

Antonyms:

directly

How many syllables in obliquely?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide obliquely into syllables:

o-blique-ly

Obliquely rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- beakley
- bleakley
- meekly
- sleekly
- steakley
- szekely
- weakley
- weakly
- weekley
- weekly
- yeakley
Three Syllable Rhymes
- biweekly
- uniquely

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