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Meaning of crooked in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkrʊkəd/
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Classifying Adjective
crooked
Definitions
1.
irregular in shape or outline
Examples
« asymmetrical features »
« a dress with an crooked hemline »
Synonyms
irregular
2.
having the back and shoulders rounded
Examples
« not erect »
« a little oldish misshapen stooping woman »
Synonyms
unerect
Qualitative Adjective
crooked
Etymology
Middle English: from crook, probably modeled on Old Norse krókóttr‘crooked, cunning’
Definitions
1.
having or marked by bends or angles
Examples
« not straight or aligned »
« crooked country roads »
« crooked teeth »
Synonyms
akimbo(ip)
anfractuous
aquiline
hooked
askew
awry(p)
cockeyed
lopsided
wonky
skew-whiff
bending
bent
contorted
distorted
twisted
contorted
writhed
writhen
deflective
refractive
gnarled
gnarly
knotted
knotty
knobbed
malposed
reflexed
squiggly
warped
windblown
wry
zigzag
geniculate
tortuous
twisting
twisty
winding
Antonyms
straight
2.
not straight
Examples
« dishonest or immoral or evasive »
Synonyms
dishonest
unscrupulous
sneaky
underhand
underhanded
Antonyms
straight
See also
dishonest
unlawful