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The Meaning of oblique
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(a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
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(a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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(a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
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(n.) An oblique line.
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(v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
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(v. i.) 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.
Synonyms
oblique case
,
external oblique muscle
,
musculus obliquus externus abdominis
,
abdominal external oblique muscle
,
devious
Antonyms
nominative
,
parallel
Rhymes
antique
,
ashcreek
,
baek
,
batik
,
beak
,
beeck
,
beek
,
belgique
,
bespeak
,
bleak
,
boutique
,
cacique
,
cheek
,
chesapeake
,
chic
,
cleek
,
clique
,
creak
,
creek
,
critique
,
deike
,
dieck
,
dominique
,
eke
,
electrique
,
feick
,
fenugreek
,
fleek
,
freak
,
geac
,
geek
,
gieck
,
gleek
,
greek
,
grosbeak
,
henriques
,
henriquez
,
kmiec
,
leak
,
leake
,
leek
,
leick
,
leveque
,
manrique
,
martinique
,
mcpeek
,
mediq
,
meek
,
midweek
,
misspeak
,
monique
,
mozambique
,
mystique
,
nongreek
,
paek
,
peak
,
peake
,
peek
,
physique
,
pique
,
reeck
,
reek
,
respeak
,
rieck
,
riecke
,
riek
,
rieke
,
screak
,
seaq
,
seek
,
sheek
,
sheik
,
sheikh
,
shriek
,
siek
,
sikh
,
sleek
,
sneak
,
speak
,
speake
,
squeak
,
steek
,
streak
,
streek
,
tariq
,
teac
,
teak
,
technique
,
tweak
,
unique
,
vanbeek
,
veronique
,
weak
,
week
,
weick
,
weik
,
wieck
,
workweek
,
wreak
,
zeek
,
zeke