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- pronunciation:
- krU
kihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
bent, curved, or twisting.
We walked on the crooked path.The table has crooked legs.- synonyms:
- askew, bent
- antonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- devious, gnarled, hooked, misshapen, sinuous, spiral
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| definition 2: |
not acting in honest ways.
The crooked prime minister tricked most of the people into voting for him.- synonyms:
- corrupt, devious, dishonest
- antonyms:
- honest, square, straight
- similar words:
- criminal, fixed, foul, indirect, rigged
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| related words: |
angular, corrupt, dirty, disreputable, irregular, shady, underhand |
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| derivations: |
crookedly (adv.), crookedness (n.) |
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