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askew

[ uh-skyoo ]
/ əˈskyu /
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adverb

to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry: to wear one's hat askew; to hang a picture askew.
with disapproval, scorn, contempt, etc.; disdainfully: They looked askew at the painting.

adjective

crooked; awry: Your clothes are all askew.

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Origin of askew

First recorded in 1565–75; a-1 + skew

OTHER WORDS FROM askew

a·skew·ness, noun

Words nearby askew

askance, Ask, and it shall be given you, askarel, askari, ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer, askew, Askey, ask for, ask for the moon, asking bid, asking price
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Words related to askew

off-center, awry, askance, bent, cockeyed, curved, knotted, lopsided, oblique, obliquely, slanted, slanting, twisted, zigzag, aslant, buckled, catawampus, crookedly, turned

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British Dictionary definitions for askew

askew
/ (əˈskjuː) /

adverb, adjective

at an oblique angle; towards one side; awry
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