askew

a·skew

A0462700 (ə-skyo͞o′)adv. & adj. To one side or out of proper alignment; awry: rugs lying askew.

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[Probably a- + skew.]

askew

(əˈskjuː) adv, adjat an oblique angle; towards one side; awry

a•skew

(əˈskyu)

adv. 1. to one side; crookedly; awry. 2. askance. adj. 3. crooked; awry. [1565–75] a•skew′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	askew - turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"awry, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsidedcrooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
Adv.	1.	askew - turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"skew-whiff, awry

askew

adjective1. crooked, awry, oblique, lopsided, off-centre, cockeyed (informal), skewwhiff (Brit. informal) She stood there, hat askew.
crooked even, right, level, true, straight, square, in line, alignedadverb1. crookedly, to one side, awry, obliquely, off-centre, aslant Some of the doors hung askew.
crookedly evenly, right, level, true, straight, squarely, in line, aligned

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