crooked

Pronunciation

adjective

• enPR: kro͝ok'ĭd, IPA ^(key): /ˈkrʊkɪd/
• SAMPA: /"krUkId/

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verb

• enPR: kro͝okt, IPA ^(key): /krʊkt/
• SAMPA: /krUkt/

Adjective

Positive crooked

Comparative more crooked

Superlative most crooked

1. If something is crooked, it is not straight; it has many bends or angles.
   • Antonym: straight

   We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

2. If something is standing or set up crooked, it is set up at an angle.
   • Antonym: straight

   That picture is crooked. Could you straighten it for me?

3. (figurative) If someone or something is crooked, they are not honest or it is not allowed by law; they are dishonest; it is illegal.
   • Synonym: dishonest
   • Antonym: honest

   He was trying to make another crooked deal.

Related words

• crookedness
• crookedly

Verb

Plain form crook

Third-person singular crooks

Past tense crooked

Past participle crooked

Present participle crooking

1. The past tense and past participle of crook.