crooked
pronunciation
How to pronounce crooked in British English:
UK [ˈkrʊkɪd]
How to pronounce crooked in American English:
US [ˈkrʊkɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- irregular in shape or outline
- having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
Word Origin
Synonym
coiled hooked arched circled twisted bowed curved bending curled contorted bent spiral inflected flexed cambered
Antonym
Example
- 1. Background : the crooked house is located in a shopping center .
- 2. The tuxedoed goatees and crooked noses in white vests and toppers would line the hall , with their hands posed on canes .
- 3. The painting of europa over the fireplace hung crooked .
- 4. Ashley was still seated on the stoop , helmet crooked , mumbling to himself like a child .
- 5. Background : the crooked house is located in a shopping center . Built in 2003 , the house is used for commercial purposes .