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Definition of Crooked
1. Adjective. Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned. "Crooked teeth"
Attributes: Configuration, Conformation, Contour, Form, Shape
Also: Indirect, Coiled
Similar to: Akimbo, Anfractuous, Aquiline, Hooked, Askew, Awry, Cockeyed, Lopsided, Skew-whiff, Wonky, Contorted, Writhed, Writhen, Deflective, Refractive, Geniculate, Gnarled, Gnarly, Knobbed, Knotted, Knotty, Malposed, Reflexed, Squiggly, Tortuous, Twisting, Twisty, Voluminous, Winding, Warped, Windblown, Wry, Zig-zag, Zigzag
Derivative terms: Crookedness
Antonyms: Straight
Also: Indirect, Coiled
Similar to: Akimbo, Anfractuous, Aquiline, Hooked, Askew, Awry, Cockeyed, Lopsided, Skew-whiff, Wonky, Contorted, Writhed, Writhen, Deflective, Refractive, Geniculate, Gnarled, Gnarly, Knobbed, Knotted, Knotty, Malposed, Reflexed, Squiggly, Tortuous, Twisting, Twisty, Voluminous, Winding, Warped, Windblown, Wry, Zig-zag, Zigzag
Derivative terms: Crookedness
Antonyms: Straight
2. Adjective. Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive.
Exact synonyms: Corrupt
Attributes: Honestness, Honesty
Also: Dishonest, Dishonorable, Unlawful
Similar to: Sneaky, Underhand, Underhanded
Derivative terms: Corruptness, Crookedness
Antonyms: Straight
Attributes: Honestness, Honesty
Also: Dishonest, Dishonorable, Unlawful
Similar to: Sneaky, Underhand, Underhanded
Derivative terms: Corruptness, Crookedness
Antonyms: Straight
3. Adjective. Irregular in shape or outline. "A dress with a crooked hemline"
4. Adjective. Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect. "A little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
Definition of Crooked
1. a. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
Definition of Crooked
1. Verb. (past of crook) ¹
2. Adjective. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. ¹
3. Adjective. Set at an angle; not vertical or square. ¹
4. Adjective. (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crooked
1. dishonest [adj -EDER, -EDEST] - See also: dishonest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crooked
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