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crook·ed

(kro͝ok′ĭd)

adj.

1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.

2. At an irregular or improper angle; askew: Your necktie is crooked.

3. Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.

crook′ed·ly adv.

crook′ed·ness n.

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crooked

(ˈkrʊkɪd)

adj

1. bent, angled or winding

2. set at an angle; not straight

3. deformed or contorted

4. informal dishonest or illegal

5. crooked on (also krʊkt) informal Austral hostile or averse to

ˈcrookedly adv

ˈcrookedness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

crook•ed

(ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1-4, 6; krʊkt for 5 )

adj.

1. not straight; bent; curved.

2. askew; awry.

3. deformed.

4. dishonest or illegal.

5. bent, as a finger.

[1200–50]

crook′ed•ly, adv.

crook′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
	2.	crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive corrupt dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
	3.	crooked - irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" asymmetrical irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	4.	crooked - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping unerect - not upright in position or posture

crooked

adjective

1. bent, twisted, bowed, curved, irregular, warped, deviating, out of shape, misshapen the crooked line of his broken nose
bent straight, flat

2. deformed, crippled, distorted, disfigured Whole families went about with crooked legs or twisted shoulders.

3. zigzag, winding, twisting, meandering, tortuous men gathered in the bars of the crooked streets

4. at an angle, angled, tilted, to one side, uneven, slanted, slanting, squint, awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, off-centre, skewwhiff (Brit. informal), unsymmetrical He gave her a crooked grin.

5. (Informal) dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang), shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities.
dishonest legal, straight, fair, ethical, upright, honourable, honest, lawful

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

crooked

adjective

1. Having bends, curves, or angles:

bending, curved, curving.

2. Informal. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust:

corrupt, dishonest, venal.

3. Informal. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage:

corrupt, mercenary, praetorian, venal.

Translations

غَيْرُ أَمِيـنغَير شَريفغيْر مُستَقيم، أعْوَجمُشَوَّه

nečestnýshrbenýnakřivo

uhæderligbøjetkrogetkrumkrumbøjet

krumm unehrlich schief buckelig

ανέντιμος λοξός

adunco corrupto tramposo

kierovinokelju

courbé de travers malhonnête tortu tortueux

עקש

krivnepošten

ferde

boginnóheiîarlegurskakkur

disonesto storto curvato

不正直な

부정직한

omkoopbaar

korrupt krum skjev svindel-svindler-

nieuczciwy

desonesto

strâmb

бесчестный кривой

nepoctivý

skrivljensleparski

oärlig

โกงกิน

çarpık eğri hilekâr namussuz sahtekâr

không trung thực

不正的不诚实的欺诈的畸形的

crooked

[ˈkrʊkɪd] ADJ

1. (= not straight) → torcido, chueco (LAm); (= bent over) → encorvado, doblado; [path] → sinuoso, tortuoso; [smile] → torcido

2. (= dishonest) [deal] → sucio; [means] → nada honrado; [person] → nada honrado, criminal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crooked

[ˈkrʊkɪd] adj

[stick] → crochu(e); [street] → tortueux/euse; [teeth] → de travers; [nose] → crochu(e)

[smile] → en coin

(= dishonest) [person] → véreux/euse; [action] → malhonnête

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crooked

adj (lit: = bent) → krumm; (= tilted, sloping also) smile → schief; (fig inf: = dishonest) method → krumm; person → unehrlich; your hat’s crooked → dein Hut sitzt schief

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crooked

[ˈkrʊkɪd] adj (stick, person) → curvo/a, storto/a; (picture) → storto/a; (path) → tortuoso/a; (smile) → forzato/a; (dishonest, deal, means, person) → disonesto/a

crook

(kruk) noun

1. a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.

2. a criminal. The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.

3. the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow). She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.

verb

to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook. She crooked her finger to beckon him.

ˈcrooked (-kid) adjective

1. badly shaped. a crooked little man.

2. not straight. That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).

3. dishonest. a crooked dealer.

ˈcrookedly (-kid-) adverb

ˈcrookedness (-kid-) noun

crooked

→ غَيْرُ أَمِيـن nečestný uhæderlig unehrlich ανέντιμος corrupto, tramposo kiero véreux nepošten disonesto 不正直な 부정직한 omkoopbaar korrupt nieuczciwy desonesto бесчестный oärlig โกงกิน namussuz không trung thực 不诚实的

crooked

adj torcido, chueco (Mex)

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