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Having one or more bends or angles

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place

Slanted, curled or bending to one side

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place

Sinister or evil in nature

Relating to crime

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty

Weighted or biased towards a particular outcome

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

Not in a straight or level position

Past tense for to deviate, or cause to deviate, from a straight line

(with reference to a limb or joint) Past tense for to bend or become bent

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Adjective

Having one or more bends or angles

twisting and turning

full of twists and turns

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“Men gathered in the bars of the crooked streets.”

Adjective

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

sticky-fingered

not to be trusted

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

nimble-fingered

not to be depended on

hole-and-corner

against the rules

good-for-nothing

stop-at-nothing

under the counter

against the law

unconscientious

playing politics

not trustworthy

not straightforward

open to bribery

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

under-the-table

not to be relied upon

misrepresenting

economical with the truth

of dubious character

potentially illegal

crazy like a fox

gone to the dogs

committing perjury

of bad reputation

like a snake in the grass

behind-the-scenes

in the doghouse

not quite right

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“A little crooked at times, he takes high-profile business cases for the money, while finding the time to defend poor clients as well.”

Adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place

disproportionate

out of proportion

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“He had cold blue eyes with pale blonde hair and a hooked crooked nose that made his feature ugly.”

Adjective

Slanted, curled or bending to one side

disproportionate

disproportional

misproportioned

unevenly balanced

ill-proportioned

out of alignment

not as it should be

unsymmetrically

at an oblique angle

lacking correspondence

not proportionate

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“He gave her a crooked grin.”

Adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place

misproportioned

ill-proportioned

outward-curving

disproportionate

ill-favoured^UK

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“Whole families went about with crooked legs or twisted shoulders.”

Adjective

Sinister or evil in nature

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

under-the-table

unconscientious

against the law

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Adjective

Relating to crime

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

against the law

insurrectionary

under-the-table

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

under the counter

under-the-counter

under the table

unconstitutional

outside the law

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

criminalized^US

criminalised^UK

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Adjective

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour

tongue-in-cheek

quietly humorous

uncomplimentary

evil-intentioned

rubbing the wrong way

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Adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

against the rules

out of character

disproportionate

lacking in propriety

inappropriate to

not good enough

out of its element

beyond the pale

mutually exclusive

not up to scratch

not good enough for

not designed for

out of position

good-for-nothing

out of place with

out of character with

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

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Adjective

Weighted or biased towards a particular outcome

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

unprepossessing

down-at-the-heels

falling to pieces

gone to rack and ruin

down-at-the-heel

poverty-stricken

all the worse for wear

the worse for wear

not up to snuff

having seen better days

seen better days

badly maintained

underprivileged

out of condition

in bad condition

falling apart at the seams

cheap and nasty

down at the heel

bargain-basement

on its last legs

poorly maintained

a load of pants

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

good-for-nothing

leaving much to be desired

twopenny-halfpenny

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

less-than-stellar

not good enough

end-of-the-pier

thrown together

leaving a lot to be desired

in a state of disrepair

not functioning

bottom-of-barrel

not up to standard

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Adverb

Not in a straight or level position

Verb

Past tense for to deviate, or cause to deviate, from a straight line

become deformed

changed direction

become distorted

formed into ringlets

twisted and turned

formed a ring round

become misshapen

gone out of shape

became misshapen

became deformed

went out of shape

became distorted

left beaten path

turned outwards

turned on your heel

gotten sidetracked

got sidetracked

gone off course

went off course

gotten off course

showed a preference

shown a preference

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“Rather than lead him home like a child, she made him crook his arm and she slipped her hand into it.”

Verb

(with reference to a limb or joint) Past tense for to bend or become bent

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