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crooked
[ krook-id krookt ]
adjective
- not straight; bending; curved:
a crooked path.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
The picture on the wall seems to be crooked.
a man with a crooked back.
Synonyms:
- not straightforward; dishonest.
Synonyms: , , ,
- bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck.
- (of a coin) polygonal:
a crooked sixpence.
crooked
/ ˈʊɪ /
adjective
- bent, angled or winding
- set at an angle; not straight
- deformed or contorted
- informal.dishonest or illegal
- crooked on informal.hostile or averse to
Derived Forms
- ˈǴǰ, adverb
- ˈǴǰԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ǴǰĻ· adverb
- ǴǰĻ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ǴǰĻ adjective
- un·ǴǰĻ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Is it a straight or crooked line from Reagan to Donald Trump?
“This is me doing a full smile right now,” he says with a crooked smile and his right eye wider than his left.
He also appeared - along with half of Hollywood - in the Towering Inferno, as a crooked electrical engineer whose corner-cutting leads to the spectacular destruction of a 138 floor building.
The trademark wonky legs and crooked eyes have proved really popular with pet owners.
But Hackman’s Avery was the more intriguing character as the guy, his own fate already set, who is tasked with leading him on the crooked path.
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