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单词 skewy
释义 skewy, a. colloq.|ˈskjuːɪ|
[f. skew a. and adv. + -y1.]
Somewhat askew, awry, or twisted. So ˈskewiness, the quality of being skewy.
1862‘G. Hamilton’ Country Living 62 Though freedom from foreign growth discovered an intention of straightness, the most casual observer could not but see that skewiness had usurped its place.1898A. T. Slosson Dumb Foxglove 71 Narrer an' p'inted like a pear, or skewy an' knobby like a quince.1940Amer. Speech XV. 131/2 They have the same meaning as awry or ‘skewy’.1960E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion viii. 248 The right-hand one is really a distorted, skewy object which only assumes the appearance of a chair.
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