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obliquo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • askew adj Not straight; tilted or crooked to one side.
  • biased adj Unfairly favoring one side; showing prejudice.
  • oblique adjective Slanting; not straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
  • prone adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.
  • sidelong adj Directed to the side; sideways.
  • skew verb To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

Senses

obliquo is used for these senses in English:

  • askew Turned or twisted to one side.
  • biased Angled at a slant.
  • prone Having a downward inclination or slope.
  • sidelong Directed to the side; sideways.
  • skew (not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.

biased — full definition

  1. adj Unfairly favoring one side; showing prejudice.
  2. adj Weighted so that some outcomes are more likely than others.

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