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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • of leaves Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
  • Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
  • Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
  • Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

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Noun:

  • geometry An oblique line.
  • grammar The oblique case.
  • rare The punctuation sign "/"

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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.
  • To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

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