[obliq.ui.ty] n, pl -ties (15c) 1: deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking
2. a: deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also: the amount of such deviation b: the angle between the planes of the earth's equator and orbit having a value of about 23 degrees 27 minutes "~ of the ecliptic" 3 a: indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct b: an obscure or confusing statement