Oblique
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Oblique
Adjective
- Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
"Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology."
- Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
"The email from HR obliquely informed her that some complaints about her had been received."
- Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
"Oblique leaf bases of Ulmus americana"