1oblique 
/oʊˈbli:k/ adjective
/oʊˈbli:k/ adjective [more oblique; most oblique] 1 : not direct : not stated directly
▪ She made only oblique [=indirect] references to the scandal in her speech. 2 of a line : having a slanting direction or position : neither perpendicular nor parallel
▪ The short lines of the letter “k” are oblique lines.
▪ She made only oblique [=indirect] references to the scandal in her speech.
▪ The short lines of the letter “k” are oblique lines.
— oblique·ly adverb
▪ She referred to the scandal obliquely in her speech.
▪ She referred to the scandal obliquely in her speech.
— oblique·ness noun [noncount]
▪ The poem's obliqueness is what interests me.
▪ The poem's obliqueness is what interests me.
