crooked (redirected from crookedest)

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

Adjective

1. bent or twisted

2. set at an angle

3. Informal dishonest or illegal

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 << OPPOSITE straight

adjective 2. deformed, crippled, distorted, disfigured

adjective 3. at an angle, angled, tilted, to one side, uneven, slanted, slanting, squint, awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, off-centre, skewwhiff Brit. (informal) unsymmetrical

adjective 4. (Informal) dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal) fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang) shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish << OPPOSITE honest

Translations

crooked [ˈkrukɪd] adj → torcido; [path] → tortuoso;

(fam) → sucio

crooked [ˈkrukɪd] crook adj → courbé(e) → tordu(e); [action] → malhonnête

crooked [ˈkrukɪd] crook adj → krumm;

(dishonest) → unehrlich

crooked [ˈkrukɪd] adj → curvo/a, storto/a; [person, action] → disonesto/a