Definition of oblique

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  • oblique is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • oblique is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
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Definition of oblique

  • any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. oblique case
  • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adjective)

    Examples

    1. gave oblique answers to direct questions
    2. oblique political maneuvers

    Synonyms

    1. devious
  • a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. abdominal external oblique muscle
    2. external oblique muscle
    3. musculus obliquus externus abdominis
  • slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the oblique rays of the winter sun
    2. acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles
    3. the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base

See definition of oblique in Merriam Webster