Both Uses of
oblique
in
The Chrysalids
- We came out obliquely upon a narrow open space where we could see the stars overhead again.†
Chpt 13 *
- We forded the river obliquely, making for a gap in the opposite cliffs.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(oblique as in: an oblique reference) indirect; i.e., not straightforward