Oblique: English to English |
Oblique (a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral. |
Oblique (a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined. |
Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister. |
Oblique (n.) An oblique line. |
Oblique (v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction. |
Oblique (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. |