crooked
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈkrʊkɪd/
:
corrupto
- The part in her dark hair was crooked and pink as a newborn's skin.
- crooked ways
Left and right, the crooked, corrupt politicians, they do what politicians do.
- Left and right, the crooked, corrupt politicians, they do what politicians do.
- He divided the smart from the stupid and crooked.
- The Soviet Union was crooked too, but it had some sense of equality.
- So he's trying to, he's trying to assume that it's bad like that it's a crooked cop.
- Like what was the cause of that is that he does the actual heist that the crooked cop wants them to do, but there's some falsehoods in it because it's a setup.
- It's that the mafia Don snatches the crooked cop and disappears him.
- So no, it's very serious and very, very, we have to be straight with them even though we're doing a crooked game.
- I got a you know, I got to I got to get angry and get crooked.
- Maybe you have some crooked teeth or you have a big nose or you have a fat ass or whatever.
- The interesting thing with love bombing or the narcissistic mask is that it starts going crooked pretty early in the game.
Examples
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"One side of his mouth twitched up as he gave a crooked smile."
Fiction book (1998) -
That's how I knew your claim was crooked.
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Your teeth are a little crooked.
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Besides, a real holiday's a big pain in the butt: lost luggage, lousy weather, crooked taxi drivers.
Fiction book (1990) -
As Birdie stared back at him with her crooked smile, Richie felt ashamed.
Fiction book (1993) -
The road ahead was crooked, twisting around the hills and making it hard to drive straight.
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She felt that his crooked actions in the business deal would lead to serious legal problems.
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The old fence was crooked, leaning dangerously to one side after years of wear.
Synonyms
291
4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
21
1.0
Not straight in shape because it was pushed or folded
5
4.7
Not straight or level and often wrong because of a personal view
1
5.1
Bent out of shape by water or heat
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7.0
Twisted to one side so it is not straight
Twisted out of shape so it looks ugly or unnatural
A person who has a curved or stooped back and bent knees
Antonyms
Compounds
A North American wildflower with bent stems and small daisy-like flowers
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crooked also takes its meaning from the same old word crook, because crook became a name for a 'thief' or criminal, so crooked can describe someone who is dishonest or makes illegal deals.