crooked

[ krook-id krookt ]

adjective

1. not straight; bending; curved:

   a crooked path.

   Synonyms: twisted, spiral, tortuous, flexuous, sinuous, devious, winding

2. askew; awry:

   The picture on the wall seems to be crooked.

3. deformed:

   a man with a crooked back.

   Synonyms: misshapen

4. not straightforward; dishonest.

   Synonyms: fraudulent, deceitful, knavish, unscrupulous

5. bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck.
6. (of a coin) polygonal:

   a crooked sixpence.

crooked

/ ˈkrʊkɪd /

adjective

1. bent, angled or winding
2. set at an angle; not straight
3. deformed or contorted
4. informal.
   dishonest or illegal
5. crooked on informal.
   hostile or averse to

Derived Forms

• ˈcrookedly, adverb
• ˈcrookedness, noun

Other Words From

• crooked·ly adverb
• crooked·ness noun
• un·crooked adjective
• un·crooked·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of crooked¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English croked; crook ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Trump has waged war on the media from day one, referring to them often as “fake,” “crooked” and an “enemy of the state.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trump regularly railed against the special counsel in interviews and online, calling him a "crooked person", a "scoundrel" and other insults.

From BBC

Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.

From Los Angeles Times

That election was so crooked, it was the most crooked.”

From BBC

When I got them, I had them made to enhance my gap, or, places where I might have a crooked tooth.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• curved
• curving
• devious
• errant
• gnarled
• meandering
• serpentine
• sinuous
• twisted
• twisting
• winding