Any grammatical case other than the nominative.

synonym: oblique case.

A diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso.

synonyms: abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis.

Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.

Roget 244: angular, bent, crooked, aduncous^†, uncinated^†, aquiline, jagged, serrated; falciform^†, falcated^†; furcated^†, forked, bifurcate, zigzag; furcular^†; hooked; dovetailed; knock kneed, crinkled, akimbo, kimbo^†, geniculated^†; oblique etc. 217.    fusiform [Micro.], wedge-shaped, cuneiform; cuneate^†, multangular^†, oxygonal^†; triangular, trigonal^†, trilateral; quadrangular, quadrilateral; foursquare; rectangular, square, multilateral; polygonal etc. n.; cubical, rhomboid, rhomboidal, pyramidal.    ... show more

Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading:
— Gave oblique answers to direct questions.
— Oblique political maneuvers.

synonym: devious.

Roget 245: curved etc. v.; curviform^†, curvilineal^†, curvilinear; devex^†, devious; recurved, recurvous^†; crump^†; bowed etc. v.; vaulted, hooked; falciform^†, falcated^†; semicircular, crescentic; sinusoid [Geom.], parabolic, paraboloid; luniform^†, lunular^†; semilunar, conchoidal^†; helical, double helical, spiral; kinky; cordiform^†, cordated^†; cardioid; heart shaped, bell shaped, boat shaped, crescent shaped, lens shaped, moon shaped, oar shaped, shield shaped, sickle shaped, tongue shaped, pear shaped, fig shaped; kidney-shaped, reniform; lentiform^†, lenticular; bow-legged etc. (distorted) 243; oblique etc. 217; circular etc. 247.    aduncated^†, arclike^†, arcuate, arched, beaked; bicorn^†, bicornuous^†, bicornute^†; clypeate^†, clypeiform^†; cymbiform^†, embowed^†, galeiform^†; hamate^†, hamiform^†, hamous^†; hooked; linguiform^†, lingulate^†; lobiform^†, lunate, navicular^†, peltate^†, remiform^†, rhamphoid^†; rostrate^†, rostriferous^†, rostroid^†; scutate^†, scaphoid^†, uncate^†; unguiculate^†, unguiform^†.    ... show more