Both Uses of
oblique
in
The War of the Worlds
- Then, advancing obliquely towards us, came a fifth.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- He held it pointing obliquely downward, and a bank of steam sprang from the water at its touch.†
Chpt 1.17
Definition:
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(oblique as in: an oblique reference) indirect; i.e., not straightforward