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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crook•ed /ˈkrʊkɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - not straight;
bent;
uneven:a crooked line. - off balance;
to one side:a crooked little smile. - dishonest or illegal:a crooked deal.
crook•ed•ly, adv. crook•ed•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crook•ed (krŏŏk′id for 1-4, 6; krŏŏkt for 5),USA pronunciation adj. - not straight;
bending;
curved:a crooked path. - askew;
awry:The picture on the wall seems to be crooked. - deformed:a man with a crooked back.
- not straightforward;
dishonest. - bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck.
- Currency(of a coin) polygonal:a crooked sixpence.
- 1200–50; Middle English croked; see crook1, -ed2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged winding, devious, sinuous, flexuous, tortuous, spiral, twisted.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misshapen.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unscrupulous, knavish, tricky, fraudulent.
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