All 3 Uses of
oblique
in
Dubliners
- Then he walked rapidly along beside the chains at some distance and crossed the road obliquely.†
Chpt 6 *
- The oblique staring expression in them fascinated him.†
Chpt 9
- He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(oblique as in: an oblique reference) indirect; i.e., not straightforward