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- Dictionarya·skew/əˈskyo͞o/
adjective
- 1. not in a straight or level position: "her hat was slightly askew"
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ASKEW definition: 1. not straight or level: 2. in or into a position in which something is not straight or level…. Learn more.
The meaning of ASKEW is out of line : at an angle. How to use askew in a sentence. Did you know?
Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with. She stood there, hat askew. There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew.
Askew definition: to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry. See examples of ASKEW used in a sentence.
Anything askew is crooked. The word askew probably comes from Old Norse for "on a skew," or "to turn aside." No matter how you look at it, anything askew is at an angle. If a picture is askew, you might tilt your head to look at it, and if the books on a library shelf are askew, a conscientious librarian might tidy them up.
askew - turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
Askew definition: To one side or out of proper alignment; awry.
Definition of askew adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. not in a straight or level position synonym crooked. His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. Her hat was slightly askew. That picture is askew. He arrived out of breath with his shirt undone and his tie askew.
Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with. There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew. Synonyms: crooked , awry , oblique , lopsided More Synonyms of askew
ASKEW definition: not straight: . Learn more.
