[ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting
(e.g: we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace)

- not expressed or done in a direct way
(e.g: he issued an oblique attack on the President)

- denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin obliquus

[ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk], (Noun)

Definitions:

- an oblique muscle
(e.g: it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin obliquus