Crookeder - English meaning

adjective

Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

Usage examples:

An amoral attitude to sex

adjective

Without moral principles

Usage examples:

Business is an amoral activity focused coldly on success.

adjective

Placed or inclined at an angle to something else.

Usage examples:

He sent an angled shot into the net

verb

Direct or incline at an angle.

Usage examples:

He angled his chair so that he could watch her

verb

Fish with a rod and line.

Usage examples:

There are no big fish left to angle for

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

verb

Play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow.

Usage examples:

The techniques by which the pieces were bowed

verb

Bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.

Usage examples:

He turned and bowed to his father

noun

A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons.

Usage examples:

A girl with long hair tied back in a bow

adjective

Twisted or bent out of the normal shape.

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Contorted limbs

verb

Twist or bend out of the normal shape.

Usage examples:

A spasm of pain contorted his face

adjective

Twisted or bent in a way that does not seem natural

Usage examples:

His face was contorted in anger.

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money

Usage examples:

It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

Usage examples:

A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

Usage examples:

A crafty lawyer

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

Usage examples:

These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

Usage examples:

They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

Usage examples:

She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

adjective

Having the form of a curve; bent.

Usage examples:

Birds with long curved bills

verb

Form or cause to form a curve.

Usage examples:

Her mouth curved in a smile

adjective

Having a rounded or smoothly bending shape

Usage examples:

A curved surface, the knife has a short, curved blade.

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

Usage examples:

A deceitful politician

adjective

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.

Usage examples:

His deformed hands

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

adjective

Spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure

Usage examples:

The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen., the child was born with a …

verb

Spoil the appearance of.

Usage examples:

Litter disfigures the countryside

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

Usage examples:

He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

Usage examples:

He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

adjective

Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something.

Usage examples:

His crimes are petty and dishonourable

adjective

A dishonourable action causes embarrassment and a loss of people's respect

Usage examples:

This was a dishonourable attempt to avoid responsibility., they regard killing an unarmed man as di…

adjective

Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.

Usage examples:

Then he took a few steps in her direction, his face distorted with rage.

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

Usage examples:

A grimace distorted her mouth

adjective

Pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape

Usage examples:

His face was distorted in agony., everything looks distorted through the glass., this report gives …

adjective

Hesitating or doubting.

Usage examples:

I was rather dubious about the whole idea

adjective

Probably not true or not completely true; doubtful

Usage examples:

The team had the dubious distinction of ranking 31st in the league., a dubious character

adjective

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The gnarled old oak tree

adjective

Curved like a hook.

Usage examples:

A golden eagle with hooked beak

verb

Attach or fasten with a hook or hooks.

Usage examples:

The truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate

adjective

Strongly attracted to something or someone

Usage examples:

We were afraid she was getting hooked on painkillers, so we changed the medication., during the oly…

adjective

Having a hump or humps; hump-shaped.

Usage examples:

A breed of humped cattle

verb

Carry (a heavy object) with difficulty.

Usage examples:

He continued to hump cases up and down the hotel corridor

verb

Raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward.

Usage examples:

Eliot hunched his shoulders against a gust of snow

noun

A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact.

Usage examples:

I have a hunch that someone is telling lies

noun

A humped position or thing.

Usage examples:

The hunch of his back

adjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

Usage examples:

Illegal drugs

noun

A person living in a country without official authorization.

Usage examples:

Letting the states bill the feds for the costs associated with illegals would hit the politicians i…

adjective

Against the law

Usage examples:

Fireworks are illegal in many places., illegally obtained passports

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) abnormally formed; misshapen.

Usage examples:

Her ribs are malformed

adjective

(used especially of part of the body) wrongly formed

Usage examples:

There are genetic defects which can cause malformed teeth., the shells of the snails appeared to be…

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

Usage examples:

Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

Usage examples:

His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

adjective

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

Usage examples:

The nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates

adjective

(especially of activities) morally bad

Usage examples:

The company's ceo seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.

adjective

Doubtful as regards truth or validity.

Usage examples:

It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine

adjective

Bent or curved backwards.

Usage examples:

Large recurved tusks

verb

Bend backwards.

Usage examples:

The petals recurve, elevating the flower

adjective

(of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive.

Usage examples:

He had a shifty look about him

adjective

Twisted; crooked.

Usage examples:

A slightly thrawn neck

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

Usage examples:

The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

Usage examples:

The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

Usage examples:

Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

Usage examples:

An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

Usage examples:

This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…

adjective

Not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules.

Usage examples:

The use of unlawful violence

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not acting in accordance with moral principles.

Usage examples:

An unprincipled womanizer

adjective

Having or showing no moral rules or standards of good behavior

Usage examples:

An unprincipled politician

adjective

Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants

adjective

Willing to lie or cheat to succeed

Usage examples:

An unscrupulous salesman

adjective

Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous dealers/employers/operators counterfeit documents make it easier for unscrupulous empl…

adjective

Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Usage examples:

Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Warped wooden planks

verb

Make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Moisture had warped the box

adjective

Strange and unpleasant

Usage examples:

I shouldn't really laugh about the accident - it's my warped sense of humour!, in their warped mind…

adjective

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour.

Usage examples:

A wry smile