crooked C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled acrewk’d US /ˈkrʊkɪd/ UK /ˈkrʊkɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj bent or twisted out of shape; dishonest The crooked official accepted bribes for years before being caught. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · bent or twisted out of... benttwistedaskewwarpeddishonestcorruptdeceitful ↔ Opposites straighthonestuprightaligned Word family Forms crookedlycrookedness Derived forms crookedlycrookedness Related forms crook Etymology AI details From Middle English 'croked', from 'crok' ('hook, bend') + '-ed'; 'crok' is borrowed from Old Norse 'krókr' ('hook'). krókr Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crooked **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkrʊkɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrʊkɪd/ ## Meanings 1. bent or twisted out of shape; dishonest ## Examples - The crooked official accepted bribes for years before being caught. ## Synonyms - bent - twisted - askew - warped - dishonest - corrupt - deceitful ## Antonyms - straight - honest - upright - aligned ## Derived Forms - crookedly - crookedness ## Related Forms - crook ## Roots and Affixes - Root: krókr ## Etymology From Middle English 'croked', from 'crok' ('hook, bend') + '-ed'; 'crok' is borrowed from Old Norse 'krókr' ('hook'). ## AI Etymology Crooked comes from Middle English 'croked', from 'crok' ('hook, bend') + '-ed'; 'crok' is borrowed from Old Norse 'krókr' ('hook'). The etymological trail includes Old Norse krókr. As an adjective, crooked describes what is bent or twisted out of shape; dishonest. The same family is visible in derived forms such as crookedly and crookedness and related forms such as crook. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown