Definitions for crooked
ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1-4, 6 ; krʊkt for 5crooked

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. crookedadjective

   having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

   "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

2. crooked, corruptadjective

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

3. asymmetrical, crookedadjective

   irregular in shape or outline

   "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"

4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crookedadjective

   having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

   "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

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

1. Crookedadjective

   Etymology: crocher, French.

   1. Bent; not strait; curve.

   A bell or a cannon may be heard beyond a hill, which intercepts the sight of the sounding body; and sounds are propagated as readily through crooked pipes as through straight ones. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   Mathematicians say of a straight line, that it is as well an index of its own rectitude as of the obliquity of a crooked one. John Woodward, Natural History.

   2. Winding; oblique; anfractuous.

   A man shall never want crooked paths to walk in, if he thinks that he is in the right way, where-ever he has the footsteps of others to follow. John Locke.

   Among the crooked lanes, on every hedge,
   The glow-worm lights his gem. James Thomson, Summer.

   3. Perverse; untoward; without rectitude of mind; given to obliquity of conduct.

   They have corrupted themselves: they are a perverse and crooked generation. Deutr. xxxii. 5.

   Hence, heap of wrath; foul, indigested lump!
   As crooked in thy manners as thy shape. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   We were not born crooked; we learned those windings and turnings of the serpent. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. crooked

   Crooked refers to something that is bent, curved, twisted or not in a straight line. It can also mean dishonest or unlawful, especially when referring to a person's actions or behaviors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crooked

   of Crook

2. Crookedadjective

   characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed

3. Crookedadjective

   not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right

4. Crookedadjective

   false; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings

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How to pronounce crooked?

1. Alex

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   David

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   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

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crooked in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crooked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of crooked in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher, likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women's health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders -- and it would be an easy payday -- I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.

2. John Dryden:

   You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.

3. Napolean Hill:

   The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.

4. Syreeta Myers:

   My issue is with crooked cops who won't hesitate to kill a black man.

5. Crooked Hillary:

   Crooked Hillary time’s pay-for-play. If Donald Trump look at Crooked Hillary time, Crooked Hillary time’s pay-for-play.

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