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The meaning of CROOKED is not straight. How to use crooked in a sentence.

crooked adjective (OF BAD PERSON) done through cheating or other dishonest behavior:

Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth. Crook is a Middle English verb meaning "bend," which comes from the Norse for hook.

Crooked definition: not straight; bending; curved.. See examples of CROOKED used in a sentence.

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.

Definition of crooked adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe a person or an activity as crooked, you mean that they are dishonest or criminal.

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all liv'd …

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective crooked, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.