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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb oblique which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

oblique
  1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
  2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
  3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
  4. (botany) Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
  5. (botany) Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
  6. (grammar) Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
  7. (music) Employing one of the three contrapuntal motions, namely, 1. Parallel, 2. Contrary and 3. Oblique. Parallel,when two parts (voices) move in the same direction; Contrary, when they move opposite; and Oblique, when one part (voice) stays on the same note while the other moves away from or towards it.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. diagonal, crossways, crosswise, cornerwise, slantwise, cross, transversal, transverse, cornerways, from corner to corner, kitty-corner, cater-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-cornered, cater-cornered, slanting, intersecting, sloping, athwart, thwart, crossing, traverse, at right angles, corner to corner, horizontal, sideling, perpendicular, crisscross, diagonally, aslant, horizontally, transversely, sideways, contrariwise, mullioned, across, alternate, cross-sectional, slanted, tilted, askew, listing, crooked, pitched, uneven, lopsided, awry … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “We start with a rectangle of any shape and then draw an oblique line connecting two of its opposite corners.”
      “In this watershed sequence, the oblique angles and edgy camerawork signal the presence of Jeffrey's gaze as his invisible aura surrounds Susan in her destitution.”
      “This motif, in turn, may well be viewed as an oblique reference to Heidegger's preoccupations in the early lectures on St. Paul.”
obliquotransverse
  1. (anatomy) oblique and transverse
obliquolateral
  1. (anatomy) oblique and lateral
oblike
  1. Obsolete form of oblique.
obliquid
  1. (obsolete) oblique
obliquer
  1. comparative form of oblique: more oblique
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crosser, more crosswise, more transversal, more transverse, more slanting, more sloping, more sideways, more side, more sideward, more traverse, more lateral, more horizontal, more perpendicular, more sideling, crazier, benter, more slanted, more crooked, more pitched, more uneven, more lopsided, more awry, more inclined, more canted, more sloped, more cockeyed, more asymmetrical, more raked, more graded, more twisted, more off-kilter, more cock-a-hoop, more skewwhiff, more aslope, wonkier, more unsymmetrical, more zigzag, more off-centre, more off-center, more cambered, more curved, squiffier, more asymmetric, more irregular, more declivitous, more declivous, more acclivitous … more
obliquest
  1. superlative form of oblique: most oblique
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crossest, most crosswise, most transversal, most transverse, most slanting, most sloping, most sideways, most side, most sideward, most traverse, most lateral, most horizontal, most perpendicular, most sideling, craziest, bentest, most slanted, most crooked, most pitched, most uneven, most lopsided, most awry, most inclined, most canted, most sloped, most cockeyed, most asymmetrical, most raked, most graded, most twisted, most off-kilter, most cock-a-hoop, most skewwhiff, most aslope, wonkiest, most unsymmetrical, most zigzag, most off-centre, most off-center, most cambered, most curved, squiffiest, most asymmetric, most irregular, most declivitous, most declivous, most acclivitous … more
obliqued
  1. simple past tense and past participle of oblique
obliquing
  1. present participle of oblique
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