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crook·ed  (krkd)

adj.

1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.

2. Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.

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crooked·ly adv.

crooked·ness n.

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crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd]

adj

1. bent, angled or winding

2. set at an angle; not straight

3. deformed or contorted

4. Informal dishonest or illegal

crooked on (also) [krʊkt] Austral informal hostile or averse to

crookedly  adv

crookedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
	2.	crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive corrupt dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
	3.	crooked - irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" asymmetrical irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	4.	crooked - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping unerect - not upright in position or posture

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crooked

adjective

1. bent, twisted, bowed, curved, irregular, warped, deviating, out of shape, misshapen the crooked line of his broken nose
bent straight, flat

2. deformed, crippled, distorted, disfigured Whole families went about with crooked legs or twisted shoulders.

3. zigzag, winding, twisting, meandering, tortuous men gathered in the bars of the crooked streets

4. at an angle, angled, tilted, to one side, uneven, slanted, slanting, squint, awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, off-centre, skewwhiff (Brit. informal), unsymmetrical He gave her a crooked grin.

5. (Informal) dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang), shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities.
dishonest legal, straight, fair, ethical, upright, honourable, honest, lawful

Translations

crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] ADJ

1. (= not straight) → torcido, chueco(LAm); (= bent over) → encorvado, doblado; [path] → sinuoso, tortuoso; [smile] → torcido

2. (= dishonest) [deal] → sucio; [means] → nada honrado; [person] → nada honrado, criminal

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crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] adj

[stick] → crochu(e); [street] → tortueux/euse; [teeth] → de travers; [nose] → crochu(e)

[smile] → en coin

(= dishonest) [person] → véreux/euse; [action] → malhonnête

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crooked

adj (lit: = bent) → krumm; (= tilted, sloping also) smile → schief; (fig inf: = dishonest) method → krumm; person → unehrlich; your hat’s crooked → dein Hut sitzt schief

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crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] adj (stick, person) → curvo/a, storto/a; (picture) → storto/a; (path) → tortuoso/a; (smile) → forzato/a; (dishonest, deal, means, person) → disonesto/a

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crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] adj (stick, person) → curvo/a, storto/a; (picture) → storto/a; (path) → tortuoso/a; (smile) → forzato/a; (dishonest, deal, means, person) → disonesto/a

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