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Definition of Askew
1. Adverb. Turned or twisted to one side. "With his necktie twisted awry"
2. Adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side. "His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
Similar to: Crooked
Derivative terms: Lopsidedness
Definition of Askew
1. adv. & a. Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.
Definition of Askew
1. Adjective. Turned or twisted to one side. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable. ¹
3. Adverb. tilted to one side. ¹
4. Adverb. with disapproval ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Askew
1. to one side [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Askew
Literary usage of Askew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Queens of England: from the Norman conquest by Agnes Strickland (1848)
"Undismayed by the warning they had received, when they came to comfort Anne askew,
and her fellow-captives in prison, these heroic brethren ventured to ..."
2. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1853)
"Being destined for the medical profession, askew went to Leyden, and studied
there for one year; after which he obtained an appointment, and became attached ..."
3. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"One summer's day he saw poor Anne askew and three men burned at the stake in
Smithfield, and heard an ex-Bishop preach a sermon to them which did not ..."
4. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Biographical by John Nichols (1812)
"The MSS. of Dr. askew were separately sold in 1781, and produced a very ...
A fine Portrait of Dr. askew, engraved by Hod- getts, from the Original in ..."
5. A List of the Lancashire Wills, Proved Within the Archdeaconry of Richmond by Henry Fishwick (1891)
"1789 askew, Mary and Isaac, of Dalton (2 minors), Tuon Bond 1764 askew, Mary, of
Moss Side in Broughton, F 1772 askew, Mary, of Cockerham, spinster, ..."
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