Oblique
adjRoot wordPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4/əblˈiːk/ · अब्लीक
Having a sloping direction, angle, or position
slanting; indirect
तिरछा, या घुमा फिराकर कहा गया
तिरछा; परोक्ष
He made an oblique reference to the delay.
Draw an oblique line across the corner.
He made an oblique reference to the scandal.
Daily use: Oblique tarike se ishara kiya usne.
Maths की oblique line याद कीजिए — न सीधी खड़ी, न लेटी, बल्कि तिरछी। इसी से दूसरा meaning: oblique बात सीधे नहीं, घुमा-फिराकर कही जाती है।
Recall the oblique line from maths: neither standing straight nor lying flat, but leaning at a slant. From that slant comes the second sense too: an oblique remark goes round the point instead of hitting it directly.
Synonym: slanting, sloping, diagonal, और दूसरे sense में indirect, evasive; antonym: straight, direct, straightforward।
Synonyms tested are slanting, sloping, diagonal and, in the second sense, indirect and evasive; antonyms are straight, direct and straightforward.