askew
adverb
to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry.
askewness
-
a word derived from
askew.
Example Sentences
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It is often necessary, for meaning to come through, that there be an almost vague sense of strangeness and askewness.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
