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  • 91oblique — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Slanting] Syn. inclined, inclining, diverging, leaning, sloping, angled, diagonal, cater cornered, kitty cornered, unperpendicular, unvertical, skew, askew, asymmetrical, turned, twisted, awry, strained, askance,… …

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  • 92Obliquity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obliquity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obliquity obliquity inclination slope slant crookedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 slopeness slopeness Sgm: N 1 leaning leaning &c. >V. Sgm: N …

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  • 93slant — verb 1》 diverge from the vertical or horizontal; slope or lean. 2》 [often as adjective slanted] present or view (information) from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way. noun 1》 a sloping position. 2》 a point of view. adjective …

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  • 94askance — ad.; (also askant) Obliquely, sideways, sidewise, askew, awry, aslant, asquint, on one side, out of the corner of one s eye …

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  • 95askew — ad. Awry, obliquely, atwist, askile, aside, askance, askant, aslant, asquint, to one side …

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  • 96aslope — ad., a. Sloping, slopingly. See aslant …

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  • 97oblique — a. 1. Inclined, aslant, slanting. 2. Indirect, obscure. 3. Underhand. 4. Envious, unpropitious, malignant, sinister, bad. 5. Collateral, indirect …

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  • 98askew — adjective the pictures are askew Syn: crooked, lopsided, tilted, angled, at an angle, skew, skewed, slanted, aslant, awry, oblique, out of true, to/on one side, uneven, off center, asymmetrical; informal cockeyed, wonky Ant …

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  • 99crooked — adjective 1) narrow, crooked streets Syn: winding, twisting, zigzag, meandering, tortuous, serpentine Ant: straight 2) a crooked spine Syn: bent, twisted …

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  • 100diagonal — adjective the diagonal stripes on the wall make me dizzy Syn: crosswise, crossways, slanting, slanted, aslant, oblique, angled, at an angle; cater cornered, kitty cornered …

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