obliquely
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
indirectly, not openly: P. οὐ φανερῶς.
in a round about way: V. πέριξ.
hint at obliquely, v.: P. παραδηλοῦν (acc.), ὑπαινίσσεσθαι (acc.), ὑποσημαίνειν (acc.), Ar. and P. αἰνίσσεσθαι (acc. or εἰς acc.).
