Word "OBLIQUE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
any grammatical case other than the nominative
Synonyms:
oblique case

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Synonyms:
devious
Examples:
gave oblique answers to direct questions
oblique political maneuvers

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Synonyms:
abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis

Crossword Clues for OBLIQUE

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Inclined to be underhand The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Jul 2025
Indirect story about Queen attached to old book
Angled, slanting (7)
Indirect learning ability encountered in old varsity sportsperson The Times Cryptic 17 Dec 2024
Neither perpendicular or parallel (7)
Indirect The Times Sunday Concise 29 Sep 2024
Old boy left one in France that was at an angle (7)
Indirect - slanting (7) The Guardian Quick 09 Sep 2024
Indirect a€“ slanting (7)
Implied nothing depressing in lecture The Telegraph Toughie 03 Sep 2024
Slanting - indirect (7) The Guardian Speedy 26 Aug 2024
Slanting a€“ indirect (7)
Slanting - indirect (7) The Guardian Speedy 25 Aug 2024
Sloped, askew Mirror Tea Time 21 Aug 2024
Sloped, slanting (7) Puzzler 21 Jul 2024
Evasive former pupil runs out of booze after leaving university The Times Cryptic 16 Jul 2024
Indirect, angled (7)
Slanting The Times Concise 02 Feb 2024
Skew-whiff, slanting or sloping; not straightforward; or, a stroke also called a separatrix, slash or solidus (7)
Inclined to back gloomy report The Guardian Quiptic 31 Oct 2022
Inclined to back gloomy report
Inclined as old boy to spill secrets while talking The Times Cryptic 14 Dec 2021
Muscle targeted by side planks Wall Street Journal 04 Dec 2021
The character also called solidus or slash The Times Specialist Sunday 08 Aug 2021
Not expressed or done in a direct way Irish Times Simplex 27 Jul 2021
Leaderless gang putting a robe with cut sides on top of a geometrical feature 
On a slant Newsday 21 Apr 2021
Indirect slanting The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Mar 2021
Not level The Washington Post Sunday 14 Feb 2021
Roundabout, or what looks like one, desolate, we understand
Compel queen to go in for good? It's not straightforward
Slanting The Telegraph Quick 24 Sep 2020
Intelligence scores dismal, approaching zero, skew The Telegraph Toughie 19 Jun 2020
Like some references Jonesin 09 Jun 2020
Roundabout and ring road of a kind leads to Staffs town, as satnav says? The Telegraph Toughie 11 Oct 2019
Slanting The Times Concise 08 Apr 2019
By the way, more than half of strong drinks make you slash
Elliptical The Guardian Speedy 07 Apr 2018
Hardly straightforward Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2018
Require question for government to be slanted
Inclined to be devious
Indirect The Telegraph Quick 23 Mar 2017
Inclined to be devious
Aslant The Telegraph Quick 27 Apr 2015
Like some references
Indirect
At a glance
Indirect
Angle that just isn't right
Indirect
Slanted
Not straightforward
On a slant
Catty-cornered
Not immediately understandable
Slightly slanted
Inclined as old boy to spill secrets while talking
Biased
Indirect.
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