oblique
Cross references:
1. crooked
1. oblique \o--'ble-k, *-, -'bli-k; military usu i-\ aj [ME oblike, fr. L
obliquus, fr. ob- towards + -liquus (]akin to ulna elbow) - more at ELL 1a:
neither perpendicular nor parallel : INCLINED 1b: having the axis not
perpendicular to the base {~ cone} 2a: not straightforward : INDIRECT 2b:
DEVIOUS, UNDERHAND 3: situated obliquely and having one end not inserted
on bone {~ m uscles} 4: taken from an airplane with the camera directed
horizontally or diagona lly downward {~ photograph} - oblique.ly av
2. oblique n 1: something that is oblique 2: any of several oblique
muscles; esp : one of the thin flat muscl es forming the middle and outer
layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen
3. oblique av : at a 45 degree angle {to the right ~, march}