obliquity
/əˈblɪkwəti/
noun
- The state of being not straight or direct; a slanting or sloping position.
- The obliquity of the old tower made it look like it might fall over.
- The artist captured the obliquity of the hillside in her painting.
- Engineers measured the obliquity of the wall to ensure it was safe.
- A way of speaking or writing that is not direct or straightforward; indirectness.
- His obliquity in answering the question made everyone suspicious.
- The politician's obliquity frustrated reporters who wanted a clear answer.
- She preferred honesty over obliquity in all her conversations.
- A deviation from moral uprightness or correctness.
- The novel explores the obliquity of human nature in times of crisis.
- The judge spoke about the obliquity of corruption in public office.
- He was troubled by the obliquity of his own actions.
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