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Meaning Of Oblique

  1. a.
    Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
  2. a.
    Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
  3. a.
    Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
  4. n.
    An oblique line.
  5. v. i.
    To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
  6. 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.



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