oblique

Definition

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

Etymology

From Middle French oblique, from Latin oblīquus (also spelled oblīcus) (“slanting, sideways, indirect, envious”).

Example Sentences

• "Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology."
• "when it has a Direction oblique to that of the former Motion, it is either added to, or subtracted from the former Motion"
• "The roadside section of the tramway is limited to 12 m.p.h., except over the oblique road crossings, where speed is restricted to 4 m.p.h., with a compulsory stop immediately before."