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agee

agee

1 9.9
Not straight and leaning to one side
  • adjective
  • /əˈɡi/
  • Archaic
: torcido
  • The picture on the wall hung agee, bothering everyone who noticed it.

Examples

  • After the strong winds, the signpost was left agee and leaning to one side.

  • He tried to fix the shelf, but it still looked a bit agee.

  • The picture frame is agee on the wall.

  • She noticed the door was agee after the storm.

  • After the strong winds, the signpost was left agee and leaning to one side.

  • The picture on the wall hung agee, bothering everyone who noticed it.

  • He tried to fix the shelf, but it still looked a bit agee.

Synonyms

crooked
vsagee
86 2.5

Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile

stresses misalignment or wrong placement rather than only bending
askew
vsagee
16 6.0

Not straight or level and turned to one side

is about general crookedness not only a side tilt
off-kilter
vsagee
  • Informal
8 7.5

Not straight or level and a little strange

is about physical misalignment rather than oddness or eccentricity
unaligned
vsagee
1 5.1

Not in agreement or not in a straight line with something else

is focused on physical crookedness rather than disagreement
akilter
vsagee
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Tilted or not in the right position

is about crookedness rather than position or order
agley
vsagee
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Not straight or level, often tilted

is broader meaning generally crooked or out of alignment

Antonyms

386 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

23 3.7

In a straight line or in the correct position next to something

How Crooked

warped
7 5.1
agee
  • Archaic
1 9.9
bent
68 1.0
slanted
11 3.9
straight
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

agee positive

Etymology

Agee can be remembered as a + gee, where gee sounds like the short command to make a horse turn, giving the image of something 'turned to one side'. That's why agee means 'crooked' or not straight, like askew.