OBLIQUE

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Not straightforward; slanting or indirect.

Synonyms: 

Circuitous, Roundabout, Evasive

Antonyms: 

Direct, Frank, Open

Examples:

• His oblique reference to “last year’s incident” made everyone very uncomfortable.

• The instructions were so oblique, we weren't sure if we were building a tent or a trampoline.

Etymology:

From Latin obliquus (“slanting, sideways, indirect”).

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