Word of the Day for Thursday, December 25, 2008
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oblique \oh-BLEEK\, adjective, noun:
oblique \oh-BLEEK\, adjective, noun:
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1. something oblique, such as a line or figure
1. something oblique, such as a line or figure
2. in military use, by turning 45 degrees
3. not straight up and down or across; slanting
4. a muscle attached at an oblique angle to the structure that it controls
5. having unequal sides; situated obliquely instead of transverse or longitudinal
6. not straightforward; indirect
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The B.O. has been oblique in his answers regarding the Illinois governor's scandal - but hey, that's the style that got him where he is today!
The B.O. has been oblique in his answers regarding the Illinois governor's scandal - but hey, that's the style that got him where he is today!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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by 1425, from Middle French oblique, from Latin obliquus "slanting, sidelong, indirect," from ob "against" + root of licinus "bent upward," from Proto Indo-European base *lei- "to bend, be movable."
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