| 释义 |
crookish, a.|ˈkrʊkɪʃ|
[f. crook n. 13 + -ish1 2.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of a crook (crook n. 13) or crooked behaviour, dealings, etc.
1927Spectator 17 Dec. 1083 At the Royalty, The Crooked Billet—terrifyingly, confusingly crookish, with a throat-cutting scene against which I warn nervous parents. 1934E. Bowen Cat Jumps 89 Marianne's coupé had been run up on to the rough grass..with its lights out. Its air was lurking and crookish. 1937― Coll. Impressions (1950) 117 The Alchemist, with its crookish hilarity. |