oblique
adjective (NOT DIRECT) /əˈbliːk/
/oʊ-/ Definition
› describes remarks that are not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear: She made several oblique references to the current financial situation.Digressing and being indirect or evasiveMoving in order to avoid contactNot saying much obliquely /-li/ adverb Describing angles, lines and orientationsSlanting, sloping, leaning, tiltingDigressing and being indirect or evasiveMoving in order to avoid contactNot saying much
(Definition of oblique adjective (NOT DIRECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beat around the bush idiom
- circumlocution noun
- discursive adjective
- elliptical adjective (LANGUAGE)
- euphemism noun
- evade verb
- evasive adjective
- gloss over sth phrasal verb
- go (all) round the houses idiom
- indirect adjective (NOT OBVIOUS)
- mealy-mouthed adjective
- parry verb
- prevaricate verb
- roundabout adjective
- sanitize verb (CHANGE)
- sidestep verb
- tiptoe round/around sth/sb phrasal verb
- underlying adjective (NOT OBVIOUS)
- veiled adjective
- wander verb (SUBJECT)
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