oblique
adjective/əˈbliːk/
/əˈbliːk/
- not expressed or done in a direct way synonym indirect
- an oblique reference/approach/comment
- (of a line) sloping at an angle
- [usually before noun] (geometry) (of an angle) greater or less than 90°
- The extension was built at an oblique angle to the house.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin obliquus.
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