askew

a·skew (

-sky

)

adv. & adj.

To one side; awry: rugs lying askew.

[Probably a- + skew.]

askew [əˈskjuː]

adv & adj

at an oblique angle; towards one side; awry

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Adj.	1.	askew - turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" awry, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
Adv.	1.	askew - turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" skew-whiff, awry

askew

adjective

crooked, awry, oblique, lopsided, off-centre, cockeyed (informal), skewwhiff (Brit. informal) She stood there, hat askew.
crooked even, right, level, true, straight, square, in line, aligned

adverb

crookedly, to one side, awry, obliquely, off-centre, aslant Some of the doors hung askew.
crookedly evenly, right, level, true, straight, squarely, in line, aligned

Translations

askew [əˈskjuː]

A. ADJ → ladeado
the picture is askew → el cuadro está torcido

B. ADV → de lado

askew [əˈskjuː] adv → de travers, de guingois
asking price [ˈɑːskɪŋ] n → prix m demandÃ©

askew

adj adv → schief

askew [əˈskjuː] adv → di traverso, storto

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agley awry cock-a-hoop cockeyed combat crooked Eyelids Lean lopsided Oblique arch off Physical Appearance skew-whiff skewwhiff squint straight tipsy true wonky	He looked me squarely in the eyes, and twisted his mouth askew. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context At the corner of the pavement, in a short, stylish overcoat and a low-crowned fashionable hat, jauntily askew, with a smile that showed a gleam of white teeth and red lips, stood Stepan Arkadyevitch, radiant, young, and beaming. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context The other head, equally ancient, was a white man's, as the heavy blond moustache, twisted and askew on the shrivelled upper lip, gave sufficient advertisement; and Sheldon wondered what forgotten beche-de-mer fisherman or sandalwood trader had gone to furnish that ghastly trophy. Adventure by London, Jack View in context	asinine Asininity ASIO Asio otus Asiphonate Asiphonea Asir Asitia ask ask after ask around ask back ask for ask for it ask for trouble ask in Ask Jeeves ask out ask over ask round ask up askance askant askari Asker askew Askey asking asking price Askja Asklepios ASL Aslake aslant asleep ASLEF ASLIB aslope aslosh Aslug ASM Asmara ASME Asmear Asmera Asmodeus Asmonean Asnières Aso Aso-san Asoak	asker asker asker asker asker Asker and Bærum Asker Evtykh Asker Kaderbechevich Evtykh Asker, Norway Asker, Norway Askeralma Daire Baskanligi Askerbi Shortanov Askerbi Takhirovich Shortanov Askerc, Anton Askeri Elektronik Sanayii Askeri Pil Sanayi Ve Tic. A.þ. AskERIC Askern Askern, South Yorkshire askers askers askers askers askers Askersunds Innebandyklubb Askesis Askesis Askesis Askesis Askesis askew Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects Askew School Askew, Anne Askew, Anthony Askew, Reubin Askew, Reubin Askey Askey Askey, Arthur Askey, Arthur (Bowden) Askey, Arthur (Bowden) ASKF ASKHA Askhabad Askhabad Askhabad ASKI Askia Mohammad I ASKIF Askin's tumor Askin's tumor Askin's tumor asking asking asking asking asking asking asking after asking after

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agley
awry
cock-a-hoop
cockeyed
combat
crooked
Eyelids
Lean
lopsided
Oblique arch
off
Physical Appearance
skew-whiff
skewwhiff
squint
straight
tipsy
true
wonky

He looked me squarely in the eyes, and twisted his mouth askew.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context

At the corner of the pavement, in a short, stylish overcoat and a low-crowned fashionable hat, jauntily askew, with a smile that showed a gleam of white teeth and red lips, stood Stepan Arkadyevitch, radiant, young, and beaming.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

The other head, equally ancient, was a white man's, as the heavy blond moustache, twisted and askew on the shrivelled upper lip, gave sufficient advertisement; and Sheldon wondered what forgotten beche-de-mer fisherman or sandalwood trader had gone to furnish that ghastly trophy.

Adventure by London, Jack View in context

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