Crooked
11crooked — [adj1] bent, angled agee, anfractuous, angular, asymmetric, awry, bowed, catawampus*, circuitous, cockeyed*, contorted, crippled, curved, curving, deformed, deviating, devious, disfigured, distorted, errant, gnarled, hooked, incurving, indirect,… …
12Crooked — (spr. Kruked), Inselgruppe der Bahamas od. Lucayas Inseln, nordöstlich von der großen Antillen Insel Cuba …
13crooked — index circuitous, devious, fraudulent, indirect, labyrinthine, machiavellian, sinuous, sly, tortuous ( …
14crooked — ► ADJECTIVE 1) bent or twisted out of shape or position. 2) informal dishonest or illegal. 3) Austral./NZ informal annoyed; exasperated. DERIVATIVES crookedly adverb crookedness noun …
15crooked — [krookt; ] for 2 & 3 [ krook′id] adj. 1. having a crook or hook 2. not straight; bent; curved; askew ☆ 3. not straightforward; dishonest; swindling crookedly adv. crookedness n …
16crooked — [[t]kr ʊkɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. ...the crooked line of his broken nose. ...a crooked little tree. Ant: straight 2) ADJ GRADED …
17crooked — crook|ed [ˈkrukıd] adj 1.) bent, twisted, or not in a straight line ≠ ↑straight crooked smile/grin ▪ His lips curled into a crooked smile. ▪ Your tie s crooked. ▪ narrow crooked streets 2.) dishonest ▪ a crooked cop >crookedly …
18crooked — adjective 1) narrow, crooked streets Syn: winding, twisting, zigzag, meandering, tortuous, serpentine Ant: straight 2) a crooked spine Syn: bent, twisted …
19crooked — adjective Date: 13th century 1. not straight < a crooked road > < your tie is crooked > 2. dishonest < a crooked election > < crooked politicians > • crookedly adverb • …
20crooked — crookedly, adv. crookedness, n. /krook id/ for 1 4, 6; /krookt/ for 5, adj. 1. not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path. 2. askew; awry: The picture on the wall seems to be crooked. 3. deformed: a man with a crooked back. 4. not… …
