crooked
Adjective
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Having or marked by bends or angles;
Not straight or aligned (synset 302319224)"crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"also:tells us about: configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)similar to:- akimbo - (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
- anfractuous - full of twists and turns
- aquiline, hooked - curved down like an eagle's beak
- askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky - turned or twisted toward one side
- contorted, writhed, writhen - twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
- deflective, refractive - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
- geniculate - bent at a sharp angle
- gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty - used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
- malposed - characterized by malposition
- reflexed - (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
- squiggly - wavy and twisting
- tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding - marked by repeated turns and bends
- warped - used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture
- windblown - used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
- wry - bent to one side
- zig-zag, zigzag - having short sharp turns or angles
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Not straight;
Dishonest or immoral or evasive (synset 302326807)also:- dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
- unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
tells us about: honestness, honesty - the quality of being honestsame as: corrupt -
Irregular in shape or outline (synset 301967858)
"asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"similar to: irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practicesame as: asymmetrical
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Having the back and shoulders rounded;
Not erect (synset 301242072)"a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"similar to: unerect - not upright in position or posture
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