crooked

/ˈkɹʊkɪd/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, big, greatest, little, still, straight

VERB + CROOKED

back, come, hanging, hung, tie, walked

CROOKED + NOUN

-, cop, deem, dog's, path, teeth, thy, tree

PREP.

in, up

Definitions

adj

Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.

ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.

I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having the back and shoulders rounded

hunched
round-backed
round-shouldered
stooped
stooping

adjective — irregular in shape or outline

asymmetrical

adjective — not straight

corrupt

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

Wiktionary

That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

Wiktionary

He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

Wiktionary

The picture is hung crooked.

Tatoeba · #22080

Your tie is crooked.

Tatoeba · #35826

I have crooked teeth.

Tatoeba · #263635

Usage Notes

i Register

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

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