Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Obliquely · Ob·lique·ly · IPA /əˈbliːkli/ 01 adv. In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. 1. In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. “Declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray.” — Pope. “His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from others.” — Addison.