oblique


3oblique

adv
\ō-ˈblēk, ə-, -ˈblīk; military usually ī\

Definition of OBLIQUE

: at a 45 degree angle <to the right oblique, march>

Origin of OBLIQUE

(see 1oblique)
First Known Use: 1687

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