Meaning of oblique in English
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Classifying Adjective
obliqueDefinitions
1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper wayExamples
- « misleading »
- « used devious means to achieve success »
- « gave oblique answers to direct questions »
- « oblique political maneuvers »
Synonyms
Noun
obliqueDefinitions
1. any grammatical case other than the nominativeAntonyms
- 2. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Qualitative Adjective
obliqueEtymology
late Middle English: from Latin obliquusDefinitions
1. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angularExamples
- « the oblique rays of the winter sun »
- « acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles »
- « the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its bas »
Synonyms
- bias
- catacorner
- cata-cornered
- catercorner
- cater-cornered
- catty-corner
- catty-cornered
- kitty-corner
- kitty-cornered
- crabwise
- sideways
- diagonal
- nonparallel
Antonyms