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- pronunciation:
- krU
kihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
bent, curved, or twisting.
There's a little crooked path that leads down to the lake.The table has crooked legs.- synonyms:
- askew, awry, bent, bow, curvy, tortuous
- antonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- aslant, cockeyed, deformed, devious, gnarled, hooked, looped, misshapen, sinuous, spiral, winding, zigzag
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| definition 2: |
dishonest or devious.
He has a crooked lawyer to help him cover up all his illegal dealings.- synonyms:
- corrupt, deceitful, devious, dishonest, fraudulent, sinuous
- antonyms:
- honest, square, straight
- similar words:
- criminal, doctored, fixed, foul, furtive, guileful, indirect, insidious, loaded, rigged, scheming, sneaky, two-faced, underhanded, unscrupulous
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| related words: |
abusive, angular, bow, corrupt, dirty, disreputable, irregular, lopsided, shady, underhand, venal |
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| derivations: |
crookedly (adv.), crookedness (n.) |
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