oblique
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7.4
- adjective
- /əˈbliːk/
:
indirecto
- An implicit assessment offers such individuals a vehicle for discussing spirituality in a more oblique manner.
- an oblique reference
- an oblique manner
- direct or oblique
It was hard to say and not get oblique on CBS.
- It was hard to say and not get oblique on CBS.
- And he said, son, you have an oblique sense of humor.
- Now the means you may adopt to change behaviour might be weirdly oblique, OK.
- The extent of Harry's wound is revealed to us in this very oblique, very marginal mention.
- I think he, he, there's an oblique reference to it in in one of the works, maybe the Tuscan Disputations or on ends.
- I think that they react to one another in these oblique ways rather than always being at each other's throats in in direct confrontations.
- And it's of course oblique as in as in as in most things.
Examples
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Perhaps my instructions were a bit oblique.
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I think that they react to one another in these oblique ways rather than always being at each other's throats in in direct confrontations.
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And he said, son, you have an oblique sense of humor.
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At other times it was more oblique, seemingly about something else entirely.
Fiction book (1998) -
The conversation continued in an oblique and frustrating manner until Peter recognized this fact.
Academic text (2009) -
"What stopped you?" Despite himself, Claude made a reference, though an oblique one, to the cause of his departure.
Fiction book (1992) -
By the time he rejoined her, dressed, his expression was oblique and sardonic.
Fiction book (1993) -
The extent of Harry's wound is revealed to us in this very oblique, very marginal mention.
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It's almost as if Faulkner's just paying this kind of this oblique tribute to an author who's been very, very important to him.
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His comments were so oblique that I wasn't sure what he really meant.
Synonyms
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6.4
Acting in a dishonest or tricky way to get what you want
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4.3
Saying or doing something without being clear
Saying something in a roundabout way to avoid being direct
To hide the truth to trick people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat slanted muscle on each side of the belly that helps turn and support the upper body
- Specialized
A flat muscle on each side of the stomach that helps twist the body and pull in the waist
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
How Indirect
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oblique comes from the Latin obliquus 'slanting', and a helpful way to remember the sense 'indirect' is to think of an idea that 'slants' away from a straight answer. That's why an oblique remark avoids saying something directly.