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crooked
[ krook-id for 1-4, 6; krookt for 5 ]
/ ËkrÊk ÉȘd for 1-4, 6; krÊkt for 5 /
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OTHER WORDS FOR crooked
3 misshapen.
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OTHER WORDS FROM crooked
crook·ed·ly, adverbcrook·ed·ness, nounun·crook·ed, adjectiveun·crook·ed·ly, adverbWords nearby crooked
crony capitalism, cronyism, Cronyn, crook, crookback, crooked, crookery, Crookes, Crookes dark space, crookesite, Crookes lens
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British Dictionary definitions for crooked
crooked
/ (ËkrÊkÉȘd) /
adjective
bent, angled or winding
set at an angle; not straight
deformed or contorted
informal dishonest or illegal
crooked on (also krÊkt) Australian informal hostile or averse to
Derived forms of crooked
crookedly, adverbcrookedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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