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Crookedness

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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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Noun1.Crookednesscrookedness - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness, contortion
distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
2.crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
3.crookedness - the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
deviousness
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
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