What does crooked mean?
Definitions for crooked
ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1-4, 6 ; krʊkt for 5crooked
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word crooked.
Princeton's WordNet
crookedadjective
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
"crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
crooked, corruptadjective
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
asymmetrical, crookedadjective
irregular in shape or outline
"asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"
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 Dictionary
Crookedadjective
Etymology: crocher, French.
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.
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.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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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 Dictionary
Crooked
of Crook
Crookedadjective
characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed
Crookedadjective
not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right
Crookedadjective
false; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crooked in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crooked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
I was so disgusted, I wrote a review on several sites, including Yelp, ZocDoc and Health Grades, very poor and crooked business practice.
Crooked by nature is never made straight by education.
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
I’m not running against Crooked Hillary.
Everything about it was crooked. Every single thing about it. There were dirty cops.
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- معوجArabic
- извит, крив, изкривен, нечестенBulgarian
- tort, tortuósCatalan, Valencian
- zdeformovaný, nečestný, pokřivený, křivý, zkroucenýCzech
- unehrlich, schräg, krumm, bogenförmig, betrügerisch, schiefGerman
- torcidoSpanish
- کجPersian
- vino, kiero, väärä, käyrä, köyry, mutkainen, keljuFinnish
- courbé, tortu, tortueuxFrench
- camIrish
- lùbach, cromScottish Gaelic
- עקום, נטוי, עקשHebrew
- g, ferdeHungarian
- ritorto, torto, storto, contorto, curvo, tortuosoItalian
- עקוםHebrew
- 曲がる, 不正Japanese
- چهوتوچێڵ, خوار, چهوتKurdish
- lok, لوقMalay
- corruptDutch
- kroketeNorwegian
- corbutOccitan
- torto, desonestoPortuguese
- strâmbRomanian
- кривой, искривлённый, изогнутый, нечестный, скрюченныйRussian
- krivSerbo-Croatian
- shtrembërAlbanian
- кривоUkrainian
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