Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
During the height of Italian immigration in the United States and in New York City, gangs flourished not only because of poverty but also because of political and social corruption. Policemen and politicians were often as crooked as the gang leaders themselves.2004, Peter Bondanella, chapter 4, in Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, pages 173–174:
He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.
[A]and the farther they got an the bridge, the loudher he yelled; till at last Mick cud hould out no longer; so givin' him a skelp o' the whip he had in his han', "Divil choke you, you crukked brat," sez he; "will you nivir stop bawlin'? a body can't hear their ears for you."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 526:
I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more crooked | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most crooked | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
crooked tune · crooked as a dog's hind leg · hell west and crooked · crookedly · crooked number · crooked as a barrel of snakes · Crooked Corner · Crooked Creek · crookedness · crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
kroekoetoe · kroektoe · kruktu
fi köyry (having one or more bends or angles) · ckb چەوت (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · de schräg (set at an angle) · pt torto (having one or more bends or angles) · fr improbe (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · pt desonesto (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · be крывы́ (having one or more bends or angles) · sm piʻo (having one or more bends or angles) · fur stuart (having one or more bends or angles) · sv skurkaktig (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · ru нече́стный (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · es malparado (set at an angle) · la prāvus (having one or more bends or angles) · id bengkok (having one or more bends or angles) · cs nečestný (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · de betrügerisch (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · mi pikopiko (having one or more bends or angles) · pt torto (set at an angle) · de bogenförmig (having one or more bends or angles) · cmn 歪 (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · sv krum (having one or more bends or angles) · cs zkroucený (having one or more bends or angles) · de unehrlich (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · ang ġēap (having one or more bends or angles) · it ritorto (having one or more bends or angles) · nn krokete (having one or more bends or angles) · tsg bingkuk (having one or more bends or angles) · cs pokřivený (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · mi piko (having one or more bends or angles) · ckb چەوت (having one or more bends or angles) · pdt kromm (having one or more bends or angles) · pl krzywy (set at an angle) · ca tortuós (having one or more bends or angles) · fi vino (set at an angle) · unm òkchësi (having one or more bends or angles) · sq shtrembër (set at an angle) · ms bengkok (having one or more bends or angles) · os къӕдз (having one or more bends or angles) · la tortus (having one or more bends or angles) · ba кәкре (having one or more bends or angles) · ro strâmb (having one or more bends or angles) · sw kombo (having one or more bends or angles) · sv sned (set at an angle) · dsb kśiwy (having one or more bends or angles) · jv bengkong (having one or more bends or angles) · cmn 歪 (having one or more bends or angles) · ru скрю́ченный (having one or more bends or angles) · ckb چەوتوچێڵ (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · ga cam (having one or more bends or angles) · ms lok (having one or more bends or angles) · ja 曲がった (having one or more bends or angles) · de schief (having one or more bends or angles) · gd crom (having one or more bends or angles) · fa کج (having one or more bends or angles) · tr eğri (having one or more bends or angles) · sh kriv (having one or more bends or angles) · de krumm (having one or more bends or angles) · sa भुग्न (having one or more bends or angles) · to pikopiko (having one or more bends or angles) · de de (having one or more bends or angles) · nl krom (having one or more bends or angles) · ru искривлённый (set at an angle) · sv skev (set at an angle) · ca deshonest (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · it torto (set at an angle) · it tortuoso (having one or more bends or angles) · fr tordu (set at an angle) · cs zdeformovaný (having one or more bends or angles) · gd lùbach (having one or more bends or angles) · ca ímprobe (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · oc corbut (having one or more bends or angles) · nl corrupt (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · th คด (having one or more bends or angles) · he עקש (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · fi kelju (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · sq shtrembër (having one or more bends or angles) · sq rrudhur (having one or more bends or angles) · tg каҷ (having one or more bends or angles) · sm piʻopiʻo (having one or more bends or angles) · fr malhonnête (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · as বেঁকা (having one or more bends or angles) · ca tort (having one or more bends or angles) · sv krokig (having one or more bends or angles) · rup strãmbu (having one or more bends or angles) · fa کج (set at an angle) · az əyri (having one or more bends or angles) · unm òkche (having one or more bends or angles) · he עקום (having one or more bends or angles) · sw kombo (set at an angle) · it contorto (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · nl gebogen (having one or more bends or angles) · bg нече́стен (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · bg крив (having one or more bends or angles) · fi käyrä (having one or more bends or angles) · uk протизако́нний (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · it curvo (having one or more bends or angles) · ckb خوار (set at an angle) · sip ཀུག (having one or more bends or angles) · it storto (having one or more bends or angles) · sq kërth (having one or more bends or angles) · hu görbe (having one or more bends or angles) · fi kiero (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · grc ἀγκύλος (having one or more bends or angles) · de krumm (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · la camur (having one or more bends or angles) · sv krökt (having one or more bends or angles) · grc καμψός (having one or more bends or angles) · pl krzywy (having one or more bends or angles) · inh гоама (having one or more bends or angles) · fr tortueux (having one or more bends or angles) · bg извит (having one or more bends or angles) · de schief (set at an angle) · fr courbé (having one or more bends or angles) · es torcido (set at an angle) · ru искривлённый (having one or more bends or angles) · ms membengkok-bengkok (having one or more bends or angles) · he נטוי (set at an angle) · es maltrecho (set at an angle) · haw piʻopiʻo (having one or more bends or angles) · sv ohederlig (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · fr tordu (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · ms لوق (having one or more bends or angles) · de link (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · to piko (having one or more bends or angles) · uk незако́нний (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · uk ви́кривлений (set at an angle) · ru криво́й (having one or more bends or angles) · ce гома (having one or more bends or angles) · fi mutkainen (having one or more bends or angles) · grc σκαμβός (having one or more bends or angles) · es chueco (set at an angle) · sk krivý (having one or more bends or angles) · cs zdeformovaný (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · bg изкривен (set at an angle) · gld мокчо (having one or more bends or angles) · fi väärä (having one or more bends or angles) · es lunanco (set at an angle) · ota اكری (having one or more bends or angles) · fi kiero (having one or more bends or angles) · grc καμπύλος (having one or more bends or angles) · yue 歪 (set at an angle) · ja 不正 (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · es ímprobo (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · cmn 不正當 /不正当 (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · cs křivý (having one or more bends or angles) · nl scheef (having one or more bends or angles) · ru изо́гнутый (having one or more bends or angles) · su anggaresol (having one or more bends or angles) · uk криви́й (having one or more bends or angles) · cmn 彎曲 /弯曲 (having one or more bends or angles) · th คด (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · uk шахра́йський (figurative: dishonest, illegal) · it contorto (having one or more bends or angles) · fi kiero (set at an angle)