adj.

1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
2. Informal. Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.

crookedly crook'ed·ly adv.
crookedness crook'ed·ness n.

adjective

1. Having bends, curves, or angles: bending, curved, curving. See straight/bent.
2. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust: corrupt, dishonest, venal. See honest/dishonest.
3. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage: corrupt, mercenary, praetorian, venal. See self/other.

adj

Definition: bent, angled
Antonyms: straight

adj

Definition: evil, corrupt
Antonyms: good, honest, law-abiding, lawful, moral

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IN BRIEF: Having curves. Also: dishonest.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kroget, bøjet, krumbøjet, lusket, fjendtlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bochtig, oneerlijk, misvormd, chagrijnig

Français (French)
adj. - de guingois, de travers, difforme, tors, malhonnête, brisé (ligne), tors (membre), tortueux (chemin), crochu (nez, doigt)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - krumm, schief, unehrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καμπύλος, αγκιστροειδής, τσιγκελωτός, στρεβλός, παραμορφωμένος, παράνομος, ανέντιμος

Italiano (Italian)
storto, tortuoso, sleale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dobrado, desonesto

Русский (Russian)
согнутый, жуликоватый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - curvo, torcido, sinuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - krokig, slingrande, sned, vanskapt, ohederlig, fördärvad, m krycka/krok på

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
弯曲的, 邪恶的, 歪的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 彎曲的, 邪惡的, 歪的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구부러진, 신체에 결함이 있는, 부정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 曲がった, 腰が曲がった, 不正な, 腰の曲がった, 奇形の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملتوي, نصاب, أعوج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רמאי, עקום‬

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