单词	crookedness
释义	crooked adjective crook·​ed ˈkru̇-kəd  1 : not straight a crooked road Your tie is crooked. 2 : dishonest a crooked election crooked politicians crookedly adverb crookedness noun Synonyms bending crazy curled curling curved curving curvy devious serpentine sinuous tortuous twisted twisting winding windy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses Recent Examples on the Web Our jaws are now smaller and weaker from disuse, our teeth more crowded and crooked. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Even as old-school reporting jobs dwindled, German’s watchdog articles and columns pried back the curtain on mobsters, crooked politicians, casino titans, and just about anyone who misused wealth or power in the city. Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 One was a sergeant with a shaved head whose uniform was half untucked and missing buttons, his necktie ripped and crooked. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 In another, the car was parked crooked in the space (but still between the lines), and got towed. Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 Everyone who treats Trump well is good and constitutional; everyone who acts against him is bad and crooked. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Employees with the Portland Housing Bureau, however, still authorized the crooked transaction, records show, marking the largest theft of public funds in the city’s history. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 The only way to reach Cornello dei Tasso is via a 30-minute walk along a crooked path. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 But don’t be too quick to declare an unbalanced tree doomed, because not all crooked trees are dying. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see crook entry 2 First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition crooked adjective crook·​ed ˈkru̇-kəd  1 : having bends and curves a crooked path 2 : not set or placed straight The picture is crooked. 3 : dishonest a crooked card game crookedness noun as in deceit the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery for sheer crookedness it would be hard to beat the used-car dealer who sold me that lemon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deceit deception deceptiveness fraud cheating deceitfulness cunning duplicity dishonesty lying fakery guile crookery craftiness cunningness dissembling dissimulation fraudulence wiliness secrecy double-dealing hypocrisy chicanery foxiness cozenage prevarication skulduggery dupery swindling subterfuge artifice trickery obliquity insincerity mendacity craft underhandedness skullduggery guilefulness shrewdness falsehood unscrupulousness deviousness artfulness shadiness untruth jugglery sanctimoniousness fib chicane two-facedness equivocation furtiveness shiftiness sneakiness slyness smoothness falsity legerdemain slipperiness covertness caginess hanky-panky wile treacherousness mountebankery oiliness stealthiness slickness cageyness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity guilelessness ingenuousness artlessness forthrightness plainness frankness openness candor directness honesty probity candidness righteousness uprightness trustworthiness reliability goodness solidity integrity truthfulness virtuousness dependability good faith incorruptibility plainspokenness decency trustiness trustability reliableness See More
随便看	underactions underactive underactivities underactivity underactor underactors underacts underage underagents underages underair underappreciated underarm underarmed underarming underarms underate underback underbake underbaked underbakes underbaking underbanked underbarring underbear

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