crooked
adjective
not straight; bending; curved.
crookedly
-
a word derived from
crooked.
Example Sentences
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I overreacted to small mishaps, such as loading our boat onto the trailer crookedly and accidentally breaking my lizard-catching pole.
From Nature ● May 21, 2020
A photo of the pope is tacked crookedly to one side.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2017
"The White Album" — arrives in a glossy gatefold sleeve, the band's name crookedly embossed and possessing a unique numerical identifier, just like the first issue in 1968.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2014
For every 22 cars, how many would you expect to be parked crookedly, on average?
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
The lifeboat now had a prow projecting over the waves, if crookedly.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
