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crooked
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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. crooked
  2. crook
  3. crooked-foot
  4. crooked stick
  5. crooked-wood

crook·ed

adjective \ˈkru̇-kəd\

Definition of CROOKED

1
: not straight <a crooked road> <your tie is crooked>
2
: dishonest <a crooked election> <crooked politicians>
— crook·ed·ly adverb
— crook·ed·ness noun
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Examples of CROOKED

  1. <a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth>
  2. <the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses>

First Known Use of CROOKED

13th century

Related to CROOKED

Synonyms
bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy
Antonyms
straight, straightaway

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