oblīquus or oblīcus adj. 2 LAC-, sidelong, slanting, awry, oblique, crosswise: motus corporis: obliquo claudicare pede, O.: iter, Cs.: chordae, i. e. of the triangular harp, Iu.: ictus, H.: obliquo dente timendus aper, O.: (serpentem) obliquum rota transit, V.: obliquo oculo alqd limare, a sidelong glance, H.: ab obliquo, sideways, O.

—Fig., looking askance: invidia, V.

—Indirect, covert: insectatio, Ta.