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oblique

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adjective

ō-ˈblēk How to pronounce oblique (audio)
ə-,
-ˈblīk;
military usually
-ˈblīk How to pronounce oblique (audio)
1
a
: neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
oblique lines
b
: having the axis not perpendicular to the base
an oblique cone
c
: having no right angle
an oblique triangle
2
a
: not straightforward : indirect
In her speech she made only oblique references to the scandal.
also : obscure
… much of what there is to see is nuanced and oblique—a shadow of a shadow of a shadow. New Yorker
b
: devious, underhanded
… the open, above-board fury of his mind coagulated, thickened, and sunk to a dull, evil hatred, a wicked, oblique malevolence. Frank Norris
3
: situated at an angle and having one end not inserted on bone
oblique muscles
4
: taken from an airplane with the camera directed horizontally or diagonally downward
an oblique photograph
obliquely adverb
obliqueness noun

oblique

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noun

1
: something (such as a line) that is oblique
2
or oblique muscle : any of several oblique muscles
especially : any of the thin flat muscles forming the middle and outer layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen

oblique

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adverb

: at a 45 degree angle
To the right oblique, march!

Synonyms

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adjective They were painted in oil paints on old-fashioned canvas. But the manner of their portrayal was oblique and enigmatic, with an element of hide-and-seek in which hiding most often won out over seeking. John Russell, New York Times Magazine, 11 Nov. 1990 The driveway met the street at an oblique angle, and a jutting corner of the customer's cinderblock building, a large power pole, and a berm of trash (pallets, pails, chunks of wood) made it a dogleg affair. Bryan Di Salvatore, New Yorker, 12 Sept. 1988 The short lines of the letter “k” are oblique lines. gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye Noun We each received a list of every muscle group (back, inner thighs, outer thighs, quads, biceps, obliques, upper abs, etc.), with detailed comments on which ones we needed to change. anonymous, Cosmopolitan, November 2007 He hammered on my back with both fists, but I had a lot of muscle layer to protect back there. Twenty years of working on the lats and the lateral obliques. I got hold of his shirtfront with both hands and pulled him away from the wall and slammed him back up against it. Robert B. Parker, Mortal Stakes, 1975 See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Brosseau had been sidelined since suffering a right oblique injury on August 22 in Los Angeles. Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Like Hummel, Daulton Varsho was drafted as a catcher and started there in May and June when Kelly was out with an oblique injury. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 The three-time Cy Young Award winner produced his fourth scoreless outing this season and third since returning from an oblique injury July 5. Larry Fleisher, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022 Outfielder Jay Allen, the No. 30 overall pick in 2021, returned from an oblique injury. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 22 July 2022 The Tigers demoted him to Toledo on May 9, but not long after, a right oblique strain shelved him for a couple weeks. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2022 The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since May 19 because of an oblique strain. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 25 June 2022 The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since May 19 because of an oblique strain. Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 Smyly was 11-4 last season for the World Series champion Atlanta Braves but missed six weeks this year with an oblique strain. Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
Noun
Moncada hasn’t played this season because of a strained oblique but should return this coming week. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Rays opener Matt Wiser, who pitched only the first inning, was followed by Josh Fleming, who gave up four runs in three innings before leaving the game with right oblique tightness. Dick Scanlon, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2022 Lubitsch’s reliance on the oblique, the elliptical, and the unsaid leads the audience to suspect innuendo where none may have been intended. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 May 2022 Scherzer, who injured his left oblique while pitching against St. Louis on May 18, returned to New York after rehabbing in Florida and threw in the outfield at Citi Field prior to Tuesday night’s series opener against Milwaukee. Stefan Bondy, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2022 The outing against the Hartford Yard Goats was pushed back a day from Tuesday, but New York manager Buck Showalter says there’s been no setback in Scherzer’s recovery from a strained oblique. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 29 June 2022 Scherzer is currently recovering from a May oblique strain that is likely to keep him sidelined into July. Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 4 June 2022 New York said the scan detected a moderate-to-high grade strain of the internal oblique, a musle on the side that causes pain over the ribcage. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English oblique, oblike, borrowed from Anglo-French oblic, oblique, borrowed from Latin oblīquus "slanting, transverse," from ob- "against, facing" + -līquus, of uncertain meaning and origin — more at ob-

Noun

derivative of oblique entry 1

Adverb

derivative of oblique entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

circa 1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oblique was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing oblique

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