oblique

Length / number of characters: 7
Number of words: 1

a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Not straightforward
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way
any grammatical case other than the nominative
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Not erect or perpendicular
Not direct in descent
An oblique line
To deviate from a perpendicular line
To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon

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