oblique

US /oʊˈbliːk/

UK /oʊˈbliːk/

1.

xiên

a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb.

2.

xiên

another term for

1.

xiên

neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.

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we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace

:

slanting slanted sloping at an angle angled diagonal aslant slant slantwise sloped inclined inclining tilted tilting skew askew squint cater-cornered catty-cornered kitty-corner

:

straight

2.

xiên

denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.

1.

xiên