oblique

  1. Adjective.  Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
  2. Adjective.  Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
  3. Adjective.  Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
  4. Adjective.  (botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
  5. Noun.  (geometry) An oblique line.
  6. Noun.  The punctuation sign "/".
  7. Noun.  (grammar) The oblique case.
  8. Verb.  To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
  9. Verb.  (military) 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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