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Oblique meaning
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base. | Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing. | Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
Example sentences (20)
An example is eṅkwe (Toch B), oṅk (Toch A) "man", which belongs to the same declension as above, but has oblique singular eṅkweṃ (Toch B), oṅkaṃ (Toch A), and corresponding oblique stems eṅkweṃ- (Toch B), oṅkn- (Toch A) for the secondary cases.
For instance, "with their big ships" is suuri·ne laivo·i·ne·en (big-COM ship(oblique)-PL-COM-POS 3PL), while "with his/her big ships" is suuri·ne laivo·i·ne·nsa ((big-COM ship(oblique)-PL-COM-POS 3SG)).
Oblique, reverse oblique, stub and italic nibs may be used for calligraphic purposes or for general handwritten compositions.
This inflection distinguished nominative from oblique, grouping the accusative case with the oblique, rather than with the nominative as in Romanian.
And the oblique program 17 compounded all before by not really explaining anything at all.
As for the oblique references to crucial occurrences that do pepper the diaries, they are impossible to identify, much less understand, without the benefit of background information.
Beyond a few oblique references to its protagonist's propensity to stumble into new murders, it declines to embrace any larger meta-references.
But after returning from an oblique strain in late August, he couldn’t stop hitting.
Guardians RHP Aaron Civale (1-1, 2.04 ERA) makes his second start since missing two months with a left oblique strain.
He continued as a batter through Sept 3 until an oblique strain.
He strained his left oblique while throwing batting practice on Feb. 27 and didn’t make his season debut until May 27.
Jarred Tinordi (oblique) was placed on injured reserve, and Isaak Phillips was called up to replace him, though Phillips didn’t play either.
Judge is dealing with a hip/oblique strain that landed him on the injured list, despite his objection.
Moore was put on the injured list with a Grade 2 oblique strain Sunday morning.
Nevin acknowledged that all of this drama surrounding Ohtani’s sore oblique is frustrating and confusing for fans.
Ohtani suffered the oblique injury during batting practice on September 4, and it is unclear whether he will have to undergo his second Tommy John surgery, which usually has a recovery time of 12 to 18 months, to repair his UCL injury.
Prof Langton does not, in this speech, look at commercial opportunities – except in an oblique way.
Right-hander Jordan Holloway, a non-roster invitee, is dealing with a moderate right oblique strain.
The Angels placed Ohtani on the 10-day injured list because of a sore oblique on Saturday, a day after an MRI exam showed continued irritation.
The bet here is that Glasnow, coming back from an oblique strain, won’t be asked to go particularly deep into today’s matchup against a talented Dodgers squad.