crooked.
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Meaning & usage
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.
Ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.
I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
simple past and past participle of crook
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