Definition of crooked
1 : not straight a crooked road Your tie is crooked.
2 : dishonest a crooked election crooked politicians
crookedly
adverbcrookedness
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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
Recent Examples of crooked from the Web
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Kendall was spotted in L.A. this weekend donning a white crop top, an oversized gray blazer, and mom jeans with a crooked fly.
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That’s not crooked, that’s not obstructing justice …
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Here was boxing living down to its crooked reputation again late Saturday.
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Bad Genius ultimately is more about the escapade than its consequences, showing that bad things continue to happen in this crooked world.
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Abramoff, the crooked conservative activist and lobbyist, refashioned himself after returning from prison as a chastened reformer.
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Knappenberger sets the scene in the tense climate of 2016, when Donald Trump was ascending in the polls while raging at the supposedly crooked media.
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In this Monday, June 8, 2009 file photo, residents walk past the crooked minaret in a busy market area in Mosul, Iraq.
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FILE - In this Monday, June 8, 2009 file photo, residents walk past the crooked minaret in a busy market area in Mosul, Iraq.
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Origin and Etymology of crooked
see 2crook
CROOKED Defined for English Language Learners
crooked
playDefinition of crooked for English Language Learners
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: not straight : having bends and curves
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: not set or placed straight
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: not honest
CROOKED Defined for Kids
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