Not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of parallel. (Narrower terms: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted; crossed, decussate, intersectant, intersecting; cross-grained; diagonal; orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled; right, perpendicular; angled; convergent) Also See: convergent, divergent, diverging.