7
furtive(dishonest, cunning, deceitful, indirect, sneaky)
7
skew(noun, adjective, askew, slanting)
6
angled(adjective, slanting)
6
circumlocutory(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
6
collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect)
6
deceptive(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
6
distorted(adjective, curvature, askew, slanting)
6
inclining(adjective, slant, slanting, sloping, crosswise)
6
leaning(verb, adjective, slanting)
6
slant(noun, adjective, cross, slanting, slantwise)
6
underhanded(false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, tricky)
6
zigzag(adjective, side, bent, crooked, devious)
5
deceitful(adjective, false, dishonest, tricky, crooked)
5
divergent
5
equivocal(adjective, uncertain, doubtful)
5
implied(adjective, obscure, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
5
lopsided
5
oblique case(noun, expression, idiom)
5
sideways(adjective, slanting)
5
tilting(adjective, slanting)
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