crooked

Speech parts

1. crooked - Adjective

2. crooked - Verb

4. crooked - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Crook

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

Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corrupt asymmetrical hunched stooped cam bandy machiavellian serpentine praetorian sold sigmoid askew scoliosis shifty wiggly

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Antonyms

straight department just right even level

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Phrases with the word

Crooked Creek crooked nose crooked as a dog's hind leg crooked as a barrel of fish hooks as crooked as a dog's hind leg crooked face

Examples

If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. Silouan the Athonite

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it. W. C. Fields

The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is buried for twelve years. Hindi Proverb

When your fortune improves, the columns of your house appear to be crooked. Armenian Proverb

A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope. Somali Proverb

Close letter words and terms

crookbacked crookbill Crooke crooked angle crooked as a barrel of fish hooks crooked as a barrel of snakes