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crookedly

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crook·ed  (krkd)
adj.
1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
2. Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.
crooked·ly adv.
crooked·ness n.
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Adv.1.crookedly - in a crooked lopsided manner; "he smiled lopsidedly"
lopsidedly
Translations
crookedly [ˈkrʊkɪdlɪ] ADV [smile] → con un rictus, torciendo la boca
crookedly [ˈkrʊkɪdli] adv
to smile crookedly → avoir un sourire en coin
crookedly
adv hang, smile, grin → schief
crookedly [ˈkrʊkɪdlɪ] adv (hang) → di traverso; (smile) → forzatamente
crookedly [ˈkrʊkɪdlɪ] adv (hang) → di traverso; (smile) → forzatamente


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He talked vaguely, answered my questions crookedly, wandered into general questions.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Who gave them out, whence they last came, where they began, through what agency they crookedly quivered and jerked, scores at a time, over the heads of the crowd, like a kind of lightning, no eye in the throng could have told; but, muskets were being distributed--so were cartridges, powder, and ball, bars of iron and wood, knives, axes, pikes, every weapon that distracted ingenuity could discover or devise.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Water dripped from him, made a dark pool, and ran crookedly across the cabin floor.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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