1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
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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The people here prefer to be crooked while pretending to be holy.
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Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
My tween self wrote a letter to myself stating that my ideal person would have a crooked smile, a sense of humor, honest eyes and a creative palate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
With Adams’ federal indictment looming over the 2025 race, Walden has made rooting out corruption in city government a key plank in his campaign, recently floating a proposal to give the city Department of Investigation more power to go after crooked politicians.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Rabbits with crooked teeth that aren't able to be worn down by chewing need regular teeth filing, Varble said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
My tween self wrote a letter to myself stating that my ideal person would have a crooked smile, a sense of humor, honest eyes and a creative palate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
With Adams’ federal indictment looming over the 2025 race, Walden has made rooting out corruption in city government a key plank in his campaign, recently floating a proposal to give the city Department of Investigation more power to go after crooked politicians.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Rabbits with crooked teeth that aren't able to be worn down by chewing need regular teeth filing, Varble said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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