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['krʊkɪd] 1. 2.1) (with a bend) [line, back] curvo; [ limb] storto; [stick, finger] (ri)curvo; [ path] tortuoso2) (off-centre) di traverso, di sghembo; [ house] sbilenco3) colloq. (dishonest) disonesto3.avverbio di traverso* * *[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) ricurvo2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) storto3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) disonesto* * *crooked (def. 1, 3, 4 /ˈkrʊkɪd/, def. 2 /krʊkt/)a.1 curvo; storto; deforme: crooked back, schiena curva e storta; crooked legs, gambe storte; crooked teeth, denti storti; crooked hands, mani deformi2 tortuoso ( anche fig.); a curve: crooked path, percorso tortuoso; crooked road, strada tutta curve; crooked reasoning, ragionamento tortuoso5 (fam.) disonesto; corrotto; losco; truffaldino: a crooked cop, un poliziotto corrotto; crooked deal, affare disonesto; affare loscocrookedlyavv.1 di sghembo; di traverso2 (fig.) disonestamente; in modo truffaldino; con l'ingannocrookednessn. [u]1 l'essere curvo, storto; deformità3 (fam.) disonestà; corruzione.* * *['krʊkɪd] 1. 2.1) (with a bend) [line, back] curvo; [ limb] storto; [stick, finger] (ri)curvo; [ path] tortuoso2) (off-centre) di traverso, di sghembo; [ house] sbilenco3) colloq. (dishonest) disonesto3.avverbio di traverso -
2 crooked crook·ed adj
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crooked — crook|ed [ˈkrukıd] adj 1.) bent, twisted, or not in a straight line ≠ ↑straight crooked smile/grin ▪ His lips curled into a crooked smile. ▪ Your tie s crooked. ▪ narrow crooked streets 2.) dishonest ▪ a crooked cop >crookedly … Dictionary of contemporary English
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crooked — crook|ed [ krukəd ] adjective 1. ) not straight: Your tie s crooked. a crooked smile/nose/teeth 2. ) INFORMAL dishonest and likely to do illegal things, especially in order to get money: CORRUPT: a crooked lawyer crooked deals ╾ crook|ed|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crooked — UK [ˈkrʊkɪd] / US [ˈkrʊkəd] adjective 1) not straight Your tie s crooked. a crooked smile/nose/teeth 2) informal dishonest and likely to do illegal things, especially in order to get money a crooked lawyer crooked deals Derived word: crookedly… … English dictionary
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