crookishadj.
/ˈkrʊkɪʃ/ Pertaining to or characteristic of a crook (crook n. 13) or crooked behaviour, dealings, etc.
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society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest
manOE
unjustc1400
bribing1530
unhonest1545
makeshift1592
sinistrous1600
horse-fair1606
under-honest1609
dishonest1611
one-eyed1833
shystering1860
cross1882
crook1911
bent1914
fly-by-night1914
crookish1927
shyster1943
shonky1970
1927 Spectator 17 Dec. 1083 At the Royalty, The Crooked Billet—terrifyingly, confusingly crookish, with a throat-cutting scene against which I warn nervous parents.
1934 E. 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 E. Bowen Coll. Impressions (1950) 117 The Alchemist, with its crookish hilarity.
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adj.1927