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crooked

[ krook-id krookt ]

adjective

  1. not straight; bending; curved:

    a crooked path.

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  2. The picture on the wall seems to be crooked.

  3. a man with a crooked back.

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  4. not straightforward; dishonest.

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  5. bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck.
  6. (of a coin) polygonal:

    a crooked sixpence.



crooked

/ ˈ°ì°ùÊŠ°ìɪ»å /

adjective

  1. bent, angled or winding
  2. set at an angle; not straight
  3. deformed or contorted
  4. informal.
    dishonest or illegal
  5. crooked on informal.
    hostile or averse to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ì±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ì±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ìĻå·±ô²â adverb
  • ³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ìĻå·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ìĻå adjective
  • un·³¦°ù´Ç´Ç°ìĻå·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crooked1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English croked; crook 1, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The trademark wonky legs and crooked eyes have proved really popular with pet owners.

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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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So when Trump was asked if he planned to comply with court orders I assumed that he would rant and rave about crooked judges and rigged cases as he usually does.

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Elphaba’s is made of crooked tiers of micro pleats that gather under the brim to resemble mushroom gills.

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