Definition of oblique
- 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.