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Oblique Adj A)   Neither Perpendicular Parallel :   Lines B) 

Front oblique (adj.)
Back 1.
a) : neither perpendicular nor parallel : 
INCLINED
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inclined

// oblique lines

b) 
having no right angle
// an oblique triangle

not straightforward 
INDIRECT
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect
// In her speech she made only oblique references to the scandal.

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