crooked

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled acrewk’d

US /ˈkrʊkɪd/ UK /ˈkrʊkɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
bent or twisted out of shape; dishonest

The crooked official accepted bribes for years before being caught.

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Synonyms

1 adj · bent or twisted out of... bent twisted askew warped dishonest corrupt deceitful

Opposites

straight honest upright aligned

Word family

Forms crookedlycrookedness

Derived forms crookedlycrookedness

Related forms crook

Etymology

From Middle English 'croked', from 'crok' ('hook, bend') + '-ed'; 'crok' is borrowed from Old Norse 'krókr' ('hook').

krókr Old Norse

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# 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

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