oblique oh-BLEEK, adjective, noun:
1. something oblique, such as a line or figure
adverb:
1. in military use, by turning 45 degrees
adjective:
1. not straight up and down or across; slanting
noun:
1. a muscle attached at an oblique angle to the structure that it controls
adjective:
1. having unequal sides; situated obliquely instead of transverse or longitudinal
2. not straightforward; indirect