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Word of the Day – Oblique

By February 20, 2024Word of the Day

Oblique (adj)

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Indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward.

First recorded around 1400–50 and comes from the Latin term oblīquus, which means “slanting.”

Example sentences

“The oblique language kept the murderer secret until the very end of the whodunit”

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