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Having one or more bends or angles

Dishonest, insincere, and full of deceit

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

Given to larceny, tending to thievery

Relating to crime

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour

Not level or smooth

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

Past tense for to bend at an angle

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Adjective

Having one or more bends or angles

twisting and turning

full of twists and turns

circumlocutionary

taking the long way

unstraightforward

long way around

difficult to follow

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

Adjective

Dishonest, insincere, and full of deceit

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

not to be trusted

not to be depended on

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

against the rules

stop-at-nothing

under the counter

against the law

good-for-nothing

unconscientious

hole-and-corner

not trustworthy

open to bribery

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

under-the-table

not to be relied upon

misrepresenting

playing politics

economical with the truth

of dubious character

potentially illegal

not straightforward

gone to the dogs

crazy like a fox

committing perjury

of bad reputation

like a snake in the grass

in the doghouse

not quite right

unsubstantiated

wide of the mark

open to question

snake in the grass

holier-than-thou

intentionally misleading

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

hard to pin down

commiting perjury

swearing falsely

bearing false witness

good-for-naught

to all intents and purposes

not what it is cracked up to be

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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

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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

ill-proportioned

unevenly balanced

out of alignment

not as it should be

unsymmetrically

lacking correspondence

not proportionate

at an oblique angle

out of proportion

from corner to corner

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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

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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

beyond contempt

under-the-table

unconscientious

against the law

beyond the pale

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

dissatisfactory

beneath contempt

a load of pants

uncompassionate

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

too horrible for words

beyond description

indescribably evil

rubbing the wrong way

strictly for the birds

disadvantageous

on a short fuse

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

desensitised^UK

spoiling for a fight

ready for a fight

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Adjective

Given to larceny, tending to thievery

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

beyond the pale

out of the running

criminalized^US

criminalised^UK

not to be spoken of

that dare not speak its name

legally disqualified

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Adjective

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour

tongue-in-cheek

quietly humorous

uncomplimentary

evil-intentioned

full of contempt

highly effective

extremely critical

dripping with malice

on your high horse

high and mighty

with tongue in cheek

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Adjective

Not level or smooth

strong-featured

covered with lumps

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Adjective

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

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

against the rules

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

lacking in propriety

beyond the pale

disproportionate

not good enough

out of character

uncomplimentary

not designed for

not up to scratch

inappropriate to

not up to snuff

not recommended

out of its element

not good enough for

contrary to the rules

bright and early

ill-favoured^UK

poorly thought-out

badly thought-out

not appropriate

beside the point

sticking out a mile

standing 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

disproportionate

not in proportion to

out of proportion to

relatively too small for

relatively too large for

unrepresentative

unconstitutional

favorably inclined

incommensurable

unproportionate

disproportionate to

not appropriate for

not proportional

out of keeping with

not appropriate to

out of proportion

not commensurate with

individualistic

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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

on its last legs

badly maintained

underprivileged

out of condition

in bad condition

falling apart at the seams

cheap and nasty

poorly maintained

down at the heel

bargain-basement

in a state of disrepair

on your last legs

in poor condition

coming apart at the seams

about to collapse

decrepit. in ruins

about to fall apart

on one's last legs

with sunken cheeks

non-functioning

not functioning

disorganized^US

out of commission

not in working order

disorganised^UK

higgledy-piggledy

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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

changed direction

formed a ring round

formed into ringlets

twisted and turned

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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

Past tense for to bend at an angle

“He claimed all he had to do was crook his finger, and besotted society women swooned, but she couldn't imagine it.”

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