crookedly
2
4.2
- adverb
- /ˈkrʊkɪdli/
:
torcidamente
- The picture hung crookedly on the wall, making the room look unbalanced.
- smiled crookedly
- grinned crookedly
- hung crookedly
Examples
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It's a dilapidated old house, uncared for, overgrown; a 'For Sale' sign stands crookedly in the front yard.
Fiction book (2000) -
His hair was red gold, parted crookedly in the center and worn long.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Take it," he said, smiling crookedly at the money.
Fiction book (1999) -
The curtains were drawn back crookedly, and one tie was missing.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ratty takes that for a yes and dances crookedly toward the bathroom.
Fiction book (1996) -
The face smiled, crookedly, showing a mouth full of even, pale teeth.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nobody had told me where Seth's plot was, so I just wandered crookedly in the rain.
Fiction book (1991) -
Another woman, obviously dizzy with nervousness, walks crookedly to the window of the nurse's station.
Fiction book (1996) -
The altar stood crookedly, propped against the wall, not a trace of its former splendor remaining.
Fiction book (2000) -
Heikki could not help raising an eyebrow at that, and Ciceron smiled crookedly.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
13
6.0
Not straight or level and turned to one side
5
6.9
In a sideways or indirect way
1
7.0
In an uneven way so the left and right sides are not the same
1
6.8
In an uneven way that makes something lean to one side
1
7.1
In a way that makes something look or sound wrong and hard to recognize
1
7.4
In a winding, curving way
In a bent, not straight way
Not straight or level but turned a little to one side
In a way that is not the same on both sides
In a way that has sharp angles or corners
At an angle, not straight up and down
In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across
At an angle, not straight up or down
At an angle so one side is higher than the other
In a twisting way that makes soft curves
In a winding way with many turns
In a way that makes the body or an object curve
Antonyms
How Crooked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crookedly comes from crook, which used to mean a 'hook' or a bent stick and is like the word hook; that picture of a bend helps you remember that crookedly means doing something in a bent or uneven way.