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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
Translations
crookedness [ˈkrʊkɪdnɪs] N
1. (lit) → sinuosidad f
2. (fig) → criminalidad f
crookedness [ˈkrʊkɪdnɪs] n (deformity) → deformità f inv; (dishonesty) → disonestà
crookedness [ˈkrʊkɪdnɪs] n (deformity) → deformità f inv; (dishonesty) → disonestà


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These rafts were of a shape and construction to suit the crookedness and extreme narrowness of the Neckar.
Medlock had said his father's back had begun to show its crookedness in that way when he was a child.
Did he not think thc crookedness of their carpet patterns a blemish?
 
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