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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Nothing could measure up to all that crooked darkness.
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Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
No detail is too small for an excavation this wonky, not even design department head Leo Yoshimura pointing out that a certain lamp is slightly crooked.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there was the Texans’ Joe Mixon running crooked, running straight and running over the Chargers with 91 second-half rushing yards and right out of the postseason.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
No detail is too small for an excavation this wonky, not even design department head Leo Yoshimura pointing out that a certain lamp is slightly crooked.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there was the Texans’ Joe Mixon running crooked, running straight and running over the Chargers with 91 second-half rushing yards and right out of the postseason.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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