askew — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Turned or twisted to one side.

Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way." We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew, the shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true.

2

Untoward, unfavourable.

adv

1

Tilted to one side.

He wore his hat askew

name

1

A surname.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

bottom, fellow, likely, o'er

VERB + ASKEW

eye, gate, gone, hanging, hung, phone, placed, plan

ASKEW + NOUN

hinges, it's

PREP.

on

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — turned or twisted toward one side

adverb — turned or twisted to one side

awry
skew-whiff

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way." We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew,

Wiktionary

02

He wore his hat askew

Wiktionary

03

He wore his hat askew.

Tatoeba · #303680

04

The wood was kindled, the flames arose, and a mouldering heap of ashes was soon all that remained of Mrs Askew and her fellow martyrs.

Tatoeba · #909146

05

The table is askew, it's likely going to turn over soon.

Tatoeba · #2904434

06

Our plan has gone askew.

Tatoeba · #4366088

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, askew is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.