neither perpendicular nor parallel; sloping
said of a cone, cylinder, etc: having the axis not perpendicular to the base
said of a triangle: having no right angle
said of an angle: greater than but not a multiple of 90°
not straightforward or explicit; indirect
oblique references to financial difficulties
said of a muscle: lying at an angle to the main axis of the body or of the limb of which it is a part and with one end not attached to bone
obliquely adv
obliqueness noun
obliquity noun
[Middle English oblike from Latin obliquus]