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oblique
/əˈbliːk/
adjective
skośny
Also
pośrednidwuznaczny
Definition
Not direct or straightforward; slanting or sloping.
Examples
He made an oblique reference to the problem without mentioning it directly.
Zrobił pośrednią aluzję do problemu, nie wspominając o nim bezpośrednio.
The path followed an oblique course up the hill.
Ścieżka wiodła skośnym kursem pod górę.
Collocations
oblique angleoblique referenceoblique remark
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