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oblique

/ə'blik/

Synonyms of oblique Antonyms of oblique Examples of oblique Usage of oblique Parts of oblique Definition that contains oblique Words sounding like oblique Explanation of oblique

noun
any grammatical case other than the nominative
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Similar:

oblique case

Opposite:

nominative

type of:
grammatical case case
adjective
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
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"gave oblique answers to direct questions" "oblique political maneuvers"

Similar:

devious indirect
noun
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
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abdominal external oblique muscle external oblique muscle musculus obliquus externus abdominis

type of:
abdominal ab abdominal muscle
adjective
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
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"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"

Similar:

sideways bias cata-cornered catacorner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered crabwise diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered nonparallel oblique-angled

Opposite:

parallel perpendicular

Examples of oblique

"gave oblique answers to direct questions"
"oblique political maneuvers"
"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"