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CROOKED definition: 1. not forming a straight line, or having many bends: 2. dishonest: 3. not forming a straight…. Learn more.
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
Synonyms for CROOKED: curved, twisted, winding, curving, twisting, serpentine, tortuous, bending; Antonyms of CROOKED: straight, direct, linear, straightaway, honest, ethical, upright, honorable
Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth. Crook is a Middle English verb meaning "bend," which comes from the Norse for hook. So crooked means "bent out of shape or curving around sharply."
If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
Crooked definition: not straight; bending; curved. See examples of CROOKED used in a sentence.
Definition of crooked adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He picked her up, and crooked an eyebrow. He was the most stunning man she'd ever seen despite his crooked nose. His face softened into a grin, as he crooked a long index finger at her.
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If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. 2. A crooked smile is uneven and bigger on one side than the other.
