askew

adv. & adj.
To one side; awry: rugs lying askew.

[Probably A-² + SKEW.]

adv, adj

Definition: crooked(ly)
Antonyms: straight, symmetrical(ly)

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IN BRIEF: Crooked; out of alignment.

Susie looked funny when her glasses were askew.

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - på skrå, på sned
adj. - skrå, skæv

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuin, scheef, krom, minachtend

Français (French)
adv. - de travers, de guingois, (US, fig) qui ne tourne pas rond
adj. - de travers, de guingois, (US) qui ne tourne pas rond

Deutsch (German)
adv. - schief
adj. - schief

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επικλινώς, λοξά, στραβά
adj. - λοξοβαλμένος, στραβοβαλμένος, μονόπαντος, πλάγιος, επικλινής

Italiano (Italian)
bieco

idioms:

• hang askew    piegarsi

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - obliquamente
adj. - torto, oblíquo, retorcido

idioms:

• hang askew    pendurar de maneira torta

Русский (Russian)
криво

idioms:

• hang askew    висеть косо

Español (Spanish)
adv. - oblicuamente, torcidamente
adj. - oblicuo, torcido

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - snett, skevt
adj. - sned, skev

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
歪斜地, 歪斜的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 歪斜地
adj. - 歪斜的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 비스듬하게, 업신여겨
adj. - 비스듬한

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 斜めに, 歪んで
adj. - 斜めの, ゆがんだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بإنحراف (صفه) بإنحراف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮באלכסון, בנטייה‬
adj. - ‮אלכסוני, נטוי‬

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