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oblique


I - noun
1. any grammatical case other than the nominative
Syn:
oblique case
Ant:
nominative
Hypernyms:
case, grammatical case
Hyponyms:
accusative, accusative case, objective case, dative, dative case,
genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case, vocative, vocative case,
ablative, ablative case
2. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Syn:
external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle
Hypernyms:
abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab

II - adjective
1. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (Freq. 2)
- 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 base
Ant:
parallel, perpendicular
Similar to:
bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered,
catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, crabwise, sideways,
diagonal, nonparallel, oblique-angled
See Also:
convergent, divergent, diverging, inclined
Derivationally related forms:
obliqueness
2. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way;
misleading
- used devious means to achieve success
- gave oblique answers to direct questions
- oblique political maneuvers
Syn:
devious
Similar to:
indirect
Derivationally related forms:
obliquity, obliqueness, deviousness (for: devious)

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