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[Adjective] | "oblique" | \ ō-ˈblēk \
1: neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
2: having the axis not perpendicular to the base
3: having no right angle
Origin: 15th century ;
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 ;
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(1) - { obliquely } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Adverb] | "obliquely"
1: in a line or direction running from corner to corner;
* e.g., " ... the photographer has framed the shot so that the river runs obliquely through it, creating a great sense of depth for the viewer "
Synonyms :
bias,
Antonyms :
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(2) - { oblique } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Adjective] | "oblique"
1: inclined or twisted to one side;
* e.g., " ... gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye "
Synonyms :
awry,
2: running in a slanting direction;
* e.g., " ... in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm "
Synonyms :
cant,
Antonyms :
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { Oblique:12032565 }
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[ "Oblique" ]
1: when you feel so triggered shook and tilted at once
* e.g., ... you make me so freaking oblique
# 2 - { obliques:5937892 }
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[ "obliques" ]
1: The best muscle IN THE WORLD!
* e.g., ... Holy shit, look at jeremy's obliques! Run before he oblique punches us through the wall!
# 3 - { Obliquity:559755 }
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[ "Obliquity" ]
1: The meaning of 'stud'.
* e.g., ... <etch> hay secksie, sup?
# 4 - { oblique:6246979 }
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[ "oblique" ]
1: not straight.
* e.g., ... - "see that circle? it's oblique."
- "i thought that had to do with cones?"
-"nah, man. it can be anything that's not straight."
# 5 - { oblique:3647681 }
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[ "oblique" ]
1: a big pain in the ass when you are doing word masters. It actually has like a thousand real definitions which i don't care to place
* e.g., ... I decided to quit and get a zero when i looked up the word oblique
# 6 - { Oblique:8040513 }
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[ "Oblique" ]
1: Incorrect or in oppositon to the standard social convention. An outcasted person or idea. Ratchet
* e.g., ... Yo Shontiqua, you been talking about that new juice clense. Everyone knows you just being oblique.
# 7 - { Oblique Fire:3541778 }
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[ "Oblique Fire" ]
1: Just as straight fire means that someone or something is cool, oblique fire means that the person or object in question is not cool.
* e.g., ... Man, that flamethrower positioned at an angle is oblique fire.
# 8 - { Oblique Wing:18075758 }
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[ "Oblique Wing" ]
1: A missed opportunity.
* e.g., ... Guy 1: Man I should’ve gone home with Alice.
[ "Oblique Wing" ]
2: An aircraft design that involves placing the wing on the top of the aircraft so it can pivot at an angle. This would’ve allowed the aircraft to fly faster and more efficiently. However, it was never fully developed.
* e.g., ... Guy 2: That was a real oblique wing
The oblique wing would’ve revolutionized the aviation industry.
# 9 - { oblique:18198636 }
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[ "oblique" ]
1: An intersex person or a person with a nonbinary gender who is sexually or romantically attracted to women and men, including intersex people, and people who have a nonbinary gender. A bisexual intersex person or person with a nonbinary gender. A pansexual intersex person or person with a nonbinary gender. An omnisexual intersex person or person with a nonbinary gender. A polysexual intersex person or person with a nonbinary gender. An intersex person or person with a nonbinary gender with a more fluid sexual orientation than queer, straight, or ace.
* e.g., ... Trine and Krys went to the LGBTQIA+ Bliss-Out group last Wednesday to talk about how much Trine loves identifying as non-monosexual queer and how much Krys loves being an oblique.
# 10 - { Oblique:17071163 }
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[ "Oblique" ]
1: Neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.
* e.g., ... Oblique to the left. Now oblique to the right.
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