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Synonyms for obliquitous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik- |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk- |
Top 10 synonyms for obliquitous Other synonyms for the word obliquitous
- aberrant
- aberrative
- ambiguous
- artful
- circuitous
- circular
- circumlocutory
- collateral
- crooked
- deviating
- devious
- discursive
- double-dealing
- errant
- erring
- evasive
- excursional
- excursionary
- excursive
- faking one out
- fishy
- foxy
- guileful
- heteroclite
- implied
- indirect
- meandering
- not straightforward
- oblique
- obliquitous
- obscure
- parenthetical
- periphrastic
- playing games
- playing politics
- put on
- roundabout
- scheming
- serpentine
- shady
- shifty
- sidelong
- sneaking
- straying
- surreptitious
- taking the long way
- tangent
- tangential
- tortuous
- treacherous
- tricky
- underhanded
- vague
- wily
Définition of obliquitous
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French obliquité (14c.), from Latin obliquitatem (nominative obliquitas) "slanting direction, obliquity," noun of quality from obliquus (see oblique).
- As in oblique : adj indirect, evasive
- As in roundabout : adj indirect
- As in deviating : adj divergent
- As in devious : adj dishonest, crafty
- Obliquitous, oblivious of distinction between right and wrong.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
Antonyms for obliquitous
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