Word Meaning

oblique definition and meaning

a. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
a. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
a. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
n. An oblique line.
v. i. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
v. i. To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.

Crossword clues for oblique

- Aslant
- Implied
- Slanting
- Sloping
- Sloping, aslant