— obliquitous , adj.
/euh blik"wi tee, oh blik"-/ , n. , pl. obliquities .
1. the state of being oblique.
2. divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
3. an instance of such divergence.
4. mental perversity.
5. an instance of mental perversity.
6. an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. one deliberately made obscure.
8. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic . Astron. the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27'; the inclination of the earth's equator.
[ 1375-1425; late ME obliquitee obliquite obliquitas, equiv. to obliqu ( us ) OBLIQUE + -itas -ITY ]