crookedly
2
4.2
- adverb
- /ˈkrʊkɪdli/
- 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
16
6.0
Not straight or level and turned to one side
5
6.9
In a sideways or indirect way
1
6.8
In an uneven way that makes something lean to one side
1
7.0
In an uneven way so the left and right sides are not the same
1
7.4
In a winding, curving way
1
6.8
In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across
1
6.7
At an angle, not straight up or down
1
7.0
At an angle, not straight up and down
1
6.8
In a way that has sharp angles or corners
1
7.9
In a twisting way that makes soft curves
1
7.1
In a way that makes something look or sound wrong and hard to recognize
1
7.5
In a way that is not the same on both sides
In a bent, not straight way
Not straight or level but turned a little to one side
At an angle so one side is higher than the other
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.