Definitions for crookedness
crooked·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookednessnoun

   a tortuous and twisted shape or position

   "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

2. crookednessnoun

   having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

3. crookedness, deviousnessnoun

   the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crookednessnoun

   The state of being crooked

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

1. Crookednessnoun

   Etymology: from crooked.

   1. Deviation from straitness; curvity; the state of being inflected; inflection.

   He that knoweth what is straight, doth even thereby discern what is crooked; because the absence of straightness, in bodies capable thereof, is crookedness. Richard Hooker.

   2. Deformity of a gibbous body.

   When the heathens offered a sacrifice to their false gods, they would make a severe search to see if there were any crookedness or spot, any uncleanness or deformity, in their sacrifice. Jeremy Taylor, Worthy Communicant.

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1. crookedness

   Crookedness refers to the state or quality of not being straight or aligned, deviating from a direct course or path. It is often associated with bent, twisted, or distorted shapes or directions. In a metaphorical sense, it can also refer to dishonesty or unethical behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crookednessnoun

   the condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness

Matched Categories

1. • Dishonesty
   • Distorted Shape
   • Shape

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How to pronounce crookedness?

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How to say crookedness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crookedness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crookedness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of crookedness in a Sentence

1. Theodore Roosevelt:

   when I say I believe in a square deal I do not mean ... to give every man the best hand. if the cards do not come to any man, or if they do come, and he has not got the power to play them, that is his affair. all I mean is that there shall be no crookedness in the dealing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crookedness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crookedness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=crookedness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crookedness
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=crookedness