Word Frequency
crooked (ˈkrʊkɪd
)
Definitions
adjective
- bent, angled or winding
- set at an angle; not straight
- deformed or contorted
- (informal) dishonest or illegal
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Derived Forms
ˈcrookedly adverbˈcrookedness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = at an angle, angled, tilted, to one side, uneven, slanted, slanting, squint, awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, off-centre, skewwhiff, unsymmetrical
= dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady, fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent, shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish,
crook (krʊk
)
Definitions
noun
- a curved or hooked thing
- a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff
- a turn or curve; bend
- (informal) a dishonest person, esp a swindler or thief
- the act or an instance of crooking or bending
- Also called: shank. a piece of tubing added to a brass instrument in order to obtain a lower harmonic series
verb
- to bend or curve or cause to bend or curve
adjective
- (Australian & New Zealand, informal)
- ill
- of poor quality
- unpleasant; bad
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See go crook
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Word Origin
C12: from Old Norse krokr hook; related to Swedish krok, Danish krog hook, Old High German krācho hooked toolSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = criminal, rogue, cheat, thief, shark, lag, villain, robber, racketeer, fraudster, swindler, knave, grifter, chiseller, skelm
= ill, sick, poorly, funny, weak, ailing, queer, frail, feeble, unhealthy, seedy, sickly, unwell, laid up, queasy, infirm, out of sorts, dicky, nauseous, off-colour, under the weather, at death's door, indisposed, peaky, on the sick list, green about the gills
Translations for 'crooked'
- British English: crooked If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. ADJECTIVE...the crooked line of his broken nose.
- Brazilian Portuguese: torto
- Chinese: 扭曲的
- European Spanish: torcido torcida
- French: tordu tordue
- German: krumm
- Italian: storto storta
- Japanese: 屈曲した
- Korean: 비뚤어진
- Portuguese: torto torta
- Spanish: torcido torcida
Example Sentences Including 'crooked'
"Police intelligence nonetheless suggests there are "hundreds" of crooked employees at Pearson, Supt.Globe and Mail (2003)
And while they look like their dad, they have inherited their maternal grandmother's crooked little finger on each hand.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Hyde rubbed his hands through his hair, tugging at it with crooked fingers.The Last Raven
I should have been scared but all I could think of was Alinor's crooked smile.THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)
Kim Fletcher, The Daily Telegraph's respected media commentator, said it reminded him of the Mirror's crooked ex-owner Robert Maxwell.Sun, News of the World (2002)
Mixed neighbourhood: crooked Koreans, crooked Jamaicans, crooked Blacks.A Means to Evil
One they saw dishevelled, hunched shoulders, cap crooked , trousers flapping, scratching around, making jokes about his own batting.India Today (2002)
Take your pick from the four definitions, crooked , twisted, stubborn, perverse.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
They could see folds of rough grass sprinkled with sheep, stone walls, a meandering river, trees crippled crooked by the wind.CHAMELEON (2002)
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