(ob-lique-ly) 3 syllables

Definition

adverb. not in a direct way

Example Sentence

The mayor referred obliquely to his unexplained absence.

Synonyms

indirect; sideways; angled

Antonyms

directly

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

obliquely
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • beakley
  • bleakley
  • meekly
  • sleekly
  • steakley
  • szekely
  • weakley
  • weakly
  • weekley
  • weekly
  • yeakley

  • biweekly
  • obliquely
  • uniquely