skewyadj.

/ˈskjuːi/

Etymology: < skew adj. and adv. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

Somewhat askew, awry, or twisted.

ΘΚΠ

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

obliquate?a1425

cama1600

ajee1816

askew1831

skew-whiff1839

splay1873

catawampous1885

skewgee1890

cockeye1891

boss-eyed1898

skewy1898

cockeyed1899

squiffy1941

akimbo1943

1898 A. T. Slosson Dumb Foxglove 71 Narrer an' p'inted like a pear, or skewy an' knobby like a quince.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 131/2 They have the same meaning as awry or ‘skewy’.

1960 E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion viii. 248 The right-hand one is really a distorted, skewy object which only assumes the appearance of a chair.

Derivatives

ˈskewiness n. the quality of being skewy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination to one side or skewness

obliquation?a1425

skewiness1862

skewness1894

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	skewy
释义	skewyadj. /ˈskjuːi/ Etymology: < skew adj. and adv. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. Somewhat askew, awry, or twisted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew obliquate?a1425 cama1600 ajee1816 askew1831 skew-whiff1839 splay1873 catawampous1885 skewgee1890 cockeye1891 boss-eyed1898 skewy1898 cockeyed1899 squiffy1941 akimbo1943 1898 A. T. Slosson Dumb Foxglove 71 Narrer an' p'inted like a pear, or skewy an' knobby like a quince. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 131/2 They have the same meaning as awry or ‘skewy’. 1960 E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion viii. 248 The right-hand one is really a distorted, skewy object which only assumes the appearance of a chair. Derivatives ˈskewiness n. the quality of being skewy. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination to one side or skewness obliquation?a1425 skewiness1862 skewness1894 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1862
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