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   crooked

   /ˈkrʊkɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. bent or twisted out of shape or out of place: "his teeth were yellow and crooked" Similar bentcurvedrecurvedtwistedcontortedwarpedangledbowedhookedmisshapendeformedmalformedout of shapedistortedcontortedwrygnarleddisfiguredhunchedhumpedbowedcurvedthrawnOpposite straight
   • 2. dishonest; illegal: informal "a crooked business deal" Similar criminalillegalunlawfulquestionabledubiousnefariousdishonestdishonourableunscrupulousunprincipledamoraluntrustworthycraftydeceitfulshiftyJanus-facedunderhandcorruptcorruptiblebuyablevenalgraftingswindlingfraudulentinformal:shadytrickybentdodgymalfeasantOpposite honestlaw-abiding
   • 3. annoyed; exasperated: informal Australian, New Zealand "‘It's not you I'm crooked on,’ he assured Vivien"

   Word Origin Middle English: from crook, probably modelled on Old Norse krókóttr ‘crooked, cunning’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crookedly adverb
   • 2. crookedness noun

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   What does crooked mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CROOKED definition: 1. not forming a straight line, or having many bends: 2. dishonest: 3. not forming a straight…. Learn more.

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   What is a crooked smile?

   • 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. A crooked smile is uneven and bigger on one side than the other. Polly gave her a crooked grin. Nick was smiling crookedly at her.

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   What is a crooked path?

   • a crooked path. The picture on the wall seems to be crooked. a man with a crooked back. not straightforward; dishonest. bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck. a crooked sixpence. informal. crooked oninformal. Our world would wobble more, our horizons would be crooked, and our shortest paths would be harder to find.

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   A picture hanging diagonally on the wall is crooked, and so is a hunchback's spine. We also use crooked metaphorically to talk about being bent out of moral shape, so to speak. A crooked politician is dishonest and takes bribes, and crooked businessmen steal from unsuspecting clients.

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    Crooked means having bends, curves, or angles, or not straight or aligned. It can also mean dishonest, illegal, or corrupt. See different dictionaries, translations, and examples of crooked.