Definition of crooked

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Crooked (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

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Straighten :: Straighten (v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken..
Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..
Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl..
Bandy :: Bandy (a.) Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg..
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.
Rickets :: Rickets (n. pl.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis..
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means..
Corbe :: Corbe (a.) Crooked.
Curvity :: Curvity (n.) The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
Straightly :: Straightly (adv.) In a right line; not crookedly.
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
Bandy-legged :: Bandy-legged (a.) Having crooked legs.
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings..
Bunch-backed :: Bunch-backed (a.) Having a bunch on the back; crooked.
Bent :: Bent (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support..
Cam :: Cam (a.) Crooked.
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