1. Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
   "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" 
2. Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
   "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political manoeuvres"
   - devious

1. Any grammatical case other than the nominative
   - oblique case 
2. A diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
   - external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle

Derived forms: obliques

See also: bias, catacorner [N. Amer], cata-cornered [N. Amer], catercorner [N. Amer], cater-cornered [N. Amer], catty-corner [N. Amer], catty-cornered [N. Amer], convergent, crabwise, diagonal, divergent, diverging, inclined, indirect, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered [N. Amer], nonparallel, oblique-angled, obliquely, obliqueness, obliquity, sideways

Type of: ab, abdominal, abdominal muscle, case, grammatical case

Antonym: nominative, parallel, perpendicular

Encyclopedia: Oblique

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