Definition of Crookid
Crook"ed (kr??k"?d), a.
1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not
straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked
paths." Locke.
he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere.
Shak.
2. Not straightforward; deviating from
rectitude; distorted from the right.
They are a perverse and crooked
generation.
Deut. xxxii. 5.
3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as,
crooked dealings.
Crooked whisky, whisky on which the
payment of duty has been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.]
Barlett.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Past tense and past participle of to crook.
- not straight; having one or more bends or angles
We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- set at an angle; not vertical or square
That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- (figurative) dishonest or illegal
He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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