acrookadv.

Brit.

/əˈkrʊk/, U.S.

/əˈkrʊk/

Forms: see a prep.¹ and crook n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a prep.¹, crook n., a- prefix³, crook v.¹

Etymology: Originally < a prep.¹ + crook n. In later use probably independently < a- prefix³ + crook v.¹

Now chiefly literary.

In a bend or curve, at an angle; (figurative) awry, crookedly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [adverb]

acrooka1387

compass1545

bently1552

bowingly1552

compassingly1578

curvedly1694

curvingly1842

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [adverb]

acrooka1387

astray1535

foul1683

deviously1742

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew

acrooka1387

wrongc1440

overthwartlya1470

adoylea1475

awry1487

crooked1545

across1559

askew1565

cam1579

alurk1581

skew-whiff1754

a-twist1755

agley1786

skeow-ways1869

off-kilter1929

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > bendingly or windingly

a-crooka1387

acrooka1387

crooked1545

windingly1576

bendingly1658

serpentinely1762

tortuously1839

meanderingly1865

snakily1870

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 53 (MED) Humber..renneþ first a crook [L. arcualiter] out of þe south side of York.

c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 46 (MED) Who-so byldeth after euery man his howse, hit schall stonde a-croke.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 1887 (MED) How long shalt thow looke, Daryng as a dastard, on yon portrayture?..thy wytte stant a crooke.

a1525 Court of Love 378 And truly, ellis the mater is a-croke.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. iii. sig. F.iij^v This gear goth acrook.

1858 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 17 Feb. The hypocritical old Pecksniff at the other end of the Avenue, with his white cravat,..his head a-crook and his heart awry, is very much disturbed about the perversity of the democratic malcontents in the house.

1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 177 Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook.

1902 A. G. Latham tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust i. 25 And up and down, and acrook and across, I lead my pupils by the nose.

1914 A. H. Plumb When Mayflowers Blossom v. 82 Therefore, my good woman, let not your mind dwell too largely on those beginnings of American enterprise which have gone acrook.

2007 W. Clifford Exile's Papers I. 125 The numb spot where a woman fit acrook his arm asleep tingled pins and needles. Celibacy was wearing thin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

a. †on crook, a-crook: crookedly, in a crooked course. Obsolete. on the crook: dishonestly. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > bendingly or windingly

a-crooka1387

acrooka1387

crooked1545

windingly1576

bendingly1658

serpentinely1762

tortuously1839

meanderingly1865

snakily1870

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > wrongly or in error [phrase] > astray

on crooka1387

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss

on missc1225

overthwarta1382

a-crookc1500

awrya1513

wide?1529

astray1535

across1559

bias1600

outa1641

beside the bridge1652

on the wrong side of the post1728

abroad1806

off1843

way off1882

off beam1941

up the boohai?1946

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [phrase] > dishonestly

by stealth1390

on the cross1802

on the crook1879

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 53 Humber..renneþ first a crook out of þe south side of York.

c1425 Hampole's Psalter Metr. Pref. 38 Many out of bales browȝt, þ^t in lywyng went on croke.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 1887 How long shalt thow looke, Daryng as a dastard, on yon portrayture?..thy wytte stant a crooke.

a1525 Court of Love 378 And truly, ellis the mater is a-croke.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. iii. sig. F.iij^v This gear goth acrook.

1879 Macmillan's Mag. 503 (Farmer) Which he had bought on the crook.

1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 177 Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook.

单词	acrook
释义	acrookadv. Brit. /əˈkrʊk/, U.S. /əˈkrʊk/ Forms: see a prep.¹ and crook n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a prep.¹, crook n., a- prefix³, crook v.¹ Etymology: Originally < a prep.¹ + crook n. In later use probably independently < a- prefix³ + crook v.¹ Now chiefly literary. In a bend or curve, at an angle; (figurative) awry, crookedly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adverb] acrooka1387 compass1545 bently1552 bowingly1552 compassingly1578 curvedly1694 curvingly1842 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [adverb] acrooka1387 astray1535 foul1683 deviously1742 the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew acrooka1387 wrongc1440 overthwartlya1470 adoylea1475 awry1487 crooked1545 across1559 askew1565 cam1579 alurk1581 skew-whiff1754 a-twist1755 agley1786 skeow-ways1869 off-kilter1929 the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > bendingly or windingly a-crooka1387 acrooka1387 crooked1545 windingly1576 bendingly1658 serpentinely1762 tortuously1839 meanderingly1865 snakily1870 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 53 (MED) Humber..renneþ first a crook [L. arcualiter] out of þe south side of York. c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 46 (MED) Who-so byldeth after euery man his howse, hit schall stonde a-croke. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 1887 (MED) How long shalt thow looke, Daryng as a dastard, on yon portrayture?..thy wytte stant a crooke. a1525 Court of Love 378 And truly, ellis the mater is a-croke. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. iii. sig. F.iij^v This gear goth acrook. 1858 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 17 Feb. The hypocritical old Pecksniff at the other end of the Avenue, with his white cravat,..his head a-crook and his heart awry, is very much disturbed about the perversity of the democratic malcontents in the house. 1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 177 Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook. 1902 A. G. Latham tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust i. 25 And up and down, and acrook and across, I lead my pupils by the nose. 1914 A. H. Plumb When Mayflowers Blossom v. 82 Therefore, my good woman, let not your mind dwell too largely on those beginnings of American enterprise which have gone acrook. 2007 W. Clifford Exile's Papers I. 125 The numb spot where a woman fit acrook his arm asleep tingled pins and needles. Celibacy was wearing thin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas a-crook a. †on crook, a-crook: crookedly, in a crooked course. Obsolete. on the crook: dishonestly. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > bendingly or windingly a-crooka1387 acrooka1387 crooked1545 windingly1576 bendingly1658 serpentinely1762 tortuously1839 meanderingly1865 snakily1870 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > wrongly or in error [phrase] > astray on crooka1387 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss on missc1225 overthwarta1382 a-crookc1500 awrya1513 wide?1529 astray1535 across1559 bias1600 outa1641 beside the bridge1652 on the wrong side of the post1728 abroad1806 off1843 way off1882 off beam1941 up the boohai?1946 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [phrase] > dishonestly by stealth1390 on the cross1802 on the crook1879 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 53 Humber..renneþ first a crook out of þe south side of York. c1425 Hampole's Psalter Metr. Pref. 38 Many out of bales browȝt, þ^t in lywyng went on croke. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 1887 How long shalt thow looke, Daryng as a dastard, on yon portrayture?..thy wytte stant a crooke. a1525 Court of Love 378 And truly, ellis the mater is a-croke. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. iii. sig. F.iij^v This gear goth acrook. 1879 Macmillan's Mag. 503 (Farmer) Which he had bought on the crook. 1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 177 Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook. extracted from crookn.adj. < adv.a1387 as lemmas
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acrookadv.

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