Awry; obliquely; askew.

Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; –
chiefly used in technical phrases.

A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a
buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to
receive the coping stones and retain them in place.

To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move
obliquely.

To start aside; to shy, as a horse.

To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly
or suspiciously.

To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an
oblique position.