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- Dictionarycrooked/ˈkrʊkɪd/
adjective
- 1. bent or twisted out of shape or out of place: "his teeth were yellow and crooked" Similar Opposite
- 2. dishonest; illegal: informal "a crooked business deal" Similar Opposite
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CROOKED definition: 1. not forming a straight line, or having many bends: 2. dishonest: 3. not forming a straight…. Learn more.
1. : not straight. a crooked road. Your tie is crooked. 2. : dishonest. a crooked election. crooked politicians. crookedly adverb. crookedness noun. Synonyms. bending. crazy. curled. curling. curved. curving. curvy. devious. serpentine. sinuous. tortuous. twisted. twisting. winding. windy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Crooked definition: not straight; bending; curved. See examples of CROOKED used in a sentence.
Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth. Crook is a Middle English verb meaning "bend," which comes from the Norse for hook. So crooked means "bent out of shape or curving around sharply."
Crooked Definition. kro͝okĭd. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. crookeder, crookedest. Having a crook or hook. Webster's New World. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Not straight; bent; curved; askew. Webster's New World.
Synonyms for CROOKED: curved, twisted, winding, curving, twisting, serpentine, tortuous, bending; Antonyms of CROOKED: straight, direct, linear, straightaway, honest, ethical, upright, honorable
1. If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. [...] 2. A crooked smile is uneven and bigger on one side than the other. [...] 3. If you describe a person or an activity as crooked, you mean that they are dishonest or criminal. [informal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'crooked'
1. If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. [...] 2. A crooked smile is uneven and bigger on one side than the other. [...] 3. If you describe a person or an activity as crooked, you mean that they are dishonest or criminal. [informal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'crooked'
Definition of crooked adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A crook is long staff that’s bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.
