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Meaning 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.