Definitions for askew
əˈskyuaskew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiffadverb

   turned or twisted toward one side

   "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

2. askew, awry, skew-whiffadverb

   turned or twisted to one side

   "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. askewadverb

   tilted to one side.

   He wore his hat askew

2. askewadverb

   with disapproval

   to look askew

3. askewadjective

   Turned or twisted to one side.

4. askewadjective

   Untoward, unfavourable.

5. Etymology: From á ská, equivalent to. Compare á ská, skrå, Schräge.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Askewadverb

   Aside; with contempt; contemptuously; disdainfully.

   Etymology: from a and skew.

   For when ye mildly look with lovely hue,
   Then is my soul with life and love inspir’d:
   But when ye lowre, or look on me askew,
   Then do I die. Edmund Spenser, Sonnet vii.

   Then take it, Sir, as it was writ,
   Nor look askew at what it saith;
   There’s no petition in it. ———— Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Askew

   Askew is an English surname.

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1. askew

   Askew refers to something that is not in a straight or level position, it is crooked or out of alignment; it may also refer to something that is not correct or out of the ordinary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Askew

   awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry

2. Etymology: [Pref. a- + skew.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Askew

   Askew is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi. Askew is approximately 3 miles south of Sarah, along Mississippi Highway 3.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Askew

   a-skū′, adv. obliquely: aside: awry. [See Askance.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. askew

   Awry, crooked, oblique.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ASKEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Askew is ranked #2634 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Askew surname appeared 13,683 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Askew.
   
   49.2% or 6,738 total occurrences were Black.
   45.6% or 6,244 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 326 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 279 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 53 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for askew »

1. wakes

How to pronounce askew?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say askew in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of askew in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of askew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of askew in a Sentence

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   pictures of life grinding to a halt decorating walls movement in dead motion limbs askew mouths stretched wide in motionless scream. art as we see it – feeling it’s another story. so does art imitate life or does life imitate A—R—T and where does it end – on cold walls before disinterested observers?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=askew
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Askew
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=askew
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askew
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/askew
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=askew
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=askew
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=askew
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html