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单词 skewwhiff
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skewwhiff in British English

(ˈskjuːˈwɪf)
adjective
(postpositive) British informal
not straight; askew
Word origin
C18: probably influenced by askew

Examples of 'skewwhiff' in a sentence
skewwhiff

But whether the voluptuous Vanessa undulated up and down the skewwhiff stairs in the middle of the night, was anyone's guess.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
Lola swung across the stone-flagged hall towards the skewwhiff stairs.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
Just over an hour later, after a very frank talk with Norrie and Dilys, Lola climbed the various sets of skewwhiff stairs to her room.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)

Synonyms of 'skewwhiff'

crooked, tilted, squint, askew
More Synonyms of skewwhiff
(adjective) 
Definition
crooked or slanting
(British, informal) 
Synonyms
crooked
He gave her a crooked grin.
tilted
squint (informal)
askew
She stood there, hat askew.
cockeyed (informal)
Dusty photographs were hanging at cockeyed angles on the walls.
out of true
aslant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of askew
Definition
towards one side
She stood there, hat askew.
Synonyms
crooked,
awry,
oblique,
lopsided,
off-centre,
cockeyed (informal),
skewwhiff (British, informal)
in the sense of cockeyed
Definition
crooked or askew
Dusty photographs were hanging at cockeyed angles on the walls.
Synonyms
crooked,
squint (informal),
awry,
lopsided,
askew,
asymmetrical,
skewwhiff (British, informal)
in the sense of squint
Definition
not straight
Synonyms
crooked,
awry,
oblique,
askew,
off-centre,
cockeyed (informal),
skew-whiff (informal),
aslant

Nearby words of
skewwhiff

  • sketchy
  • skew
  • skewer
  • skewwhiff
  • skid
  • skilful
  • skill

Synonyms of 'skewwhiff'

skewwhiff

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