oblique
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(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
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Antonyms: parallel, perpendicular |
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(noun) any grammatical case other than the nominative |
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Synonyms: oblique case |
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Related Words: ablative, ablative case, accusative, accusative case, case, dative, dative case, genitive, genitive case, grammatical case, instrumental, instrumental case, locative, locative case, objective case, possessive case, vocative, vocative case |
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Antonyms: nominative |
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(satellite adjective) used of movement; at an angle |
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Synonyms: crabwise, sideways |
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(satellite adjective) departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" |
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Synonyms: devious |
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(adjective) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" |
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Synonyms: collateral, indirect |
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