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obliquitous

o·bliq·ui·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-]
    • /əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-]
    • /əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk-/

Definitions of obliquitous word

  • noun plural obliquitous the state of being oblique. 1
  • noun plural obliquitous divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like. 1
  • noun plural obliquitous an instance of such divergence. 1
  • noun plural obliquitous mental perversity. 1
  • noun plural obliquitous an instance of mental perversity. 1
  • noun plural obliquitous an inclination or a degree of inclination. 1

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Origin of obliquitous

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English obliquitee < Middle French obliquite < Latin oblīquitās, equivalent to oblīqu(us) oblique + -itās -ity

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Parts of speech for Obliquitous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

obliquitous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for obliquitous

adj obliquitous

  • circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
  • deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
  • heteroclite — irregular or abnormal; anomalous.
  • devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.

adjective obliquitous

  • aberrative — Descriptive of an object or measurement that has deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant, normal or expected course or trajectory to which it either has or is expected to return in the longer term.
  • oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.

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