1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
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Workers reported bent rafters, crooked columns and snapped cables before the building collapsed, according to OSHA.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
The larger-than-life writer-director plays the dupe, an Irish sailor who falls head over heels in confounded lust for Elsa (Hayworth), the enigmatic wife of a crooked lawyer (Everett Sloane), recently arrived in New York from Shanghai.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Consumers shouldn’t have to accept their paychecks, holiday cards and medications being stolen by crooked clerks and carriers.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Deformity: Your leg might appear crooked, bent at a strange angle, or shorter than the other leg.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
The larger-than-life writer-director plays the dupe, an Irish sailor who falls head over heels in confounded lust for Elsa (Hayworth), the enigmatic wife of a crooked lawyer (Everett Sloane), recently arrived in New York from Shanghai.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Consumers shouldn’t have to accept their paychecks, holiday cards and medications being stolen by crooked clerks and carriers.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Deformity: Your leg might appear crooked, bent at a strange angle, or shorter than the other leg.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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