oblique
Collocations
5ADJ.
beneath, external, internal, over, typographic
VERB + OBLIQUE
described
OBLIQUE + NOUN
crossings, middle, muscle, road, terminology
PREP.
except, in
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
adj
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology.
when it has a Direction oblique to that of the former Motion, it is either added to, or subtracted from the former Motion
Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
The email from HR obliquely informed her that some complaints about her had been received.
This mode of oblique research, where a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.
Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
For the love we bear our friends, / Tho nere so strongly grounded, / Hath in it certain oblique ends / If to the bottome sounded
Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye / That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
His natural affection in a direct line was strong; in an oblique, but weak; for no man ever loved Children more, or a Brother less.
Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
Leaves long, lanceolate, tapering upward from the middle to an acute point, […] secondaries very oblique, distinct, alternate, parallel, curved in transversing the blade
noun
An oblique line.
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.
The oblique case.
The musculus obliquus externus abdominis or also obliquus internus abdominis.
verb
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to become askew.
he sat upon the edge of his chair […] and achieved a communication with his plate by projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine
To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology.
Wiktionarywhen it has a Direction oblique to that of the former Motion, it is either added to, or subtracted from the former Motion
WiktionaryThe roadside section of the tramway is limited to 12 m.p.h., except over the oblique road crossings, where speed is restricted to 4 m.p.h., with a compulsory stop immediately before.
WiktionaryInitial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diag
WiktionaryOther Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.
Wiktionaryhe sat upon the edge of his chair […] and achieved a communication with his plate by projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine
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