1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
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Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
From viral LinkedIn mantras to inspirational TED Talks, authenticity is praised as the antidote to crooked leaders, political doublespeak, and robotic managerialism, not to mention phony politicians.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Even without a bunch of big, crooked numbers going on the board, the new-look Giants had enough hitting to beat their rap the last two games, claiming contests that were as much must-win as any two games can be in early June.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In the videos shared to Instagram, the man claiming to be Massey denied threatening Williams while also accusing prison officials of being crooked and racist.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 3 June 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
From viral LinkedIn mantras to inspirational TED Talks, authenticity is praised as the antidote to crooked leaders, political doublespeak, and robotic managerialism, not to mention phony politicians.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Even without a bunch of big, crooked numbers going on the board, the new-look Giants had enough hitting to beat their rap the last two games, claiming contests that were as much must-win as any two games can be in early June.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In the videos shared to Instagram, the man claiming to be Massey denied threatening Williams while also accusing prison officials of being crooked and racist.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 3 June 2025
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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