oblique
o-blique
adjective
Not expressed directly; indirect or evasive in communication.
"She made an oblique reference to his past."
adjective
Slanting or sloping; not parallel or perpendicular to a line.
"The sun cast oblique shadows across the lawn."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: indirect, devious, external oblique muscle, abdominal external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, oblique case, kitty-cornered, catercorner, cata-cornered, catty-corner, cater-cornered, catty-cornered
Antonyms: nominative, nominative case, parallel, perpendicular, subject case