n.
The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.
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The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.
| Thesaurus: crookedness |
noun
| WordNet: crookedness |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
Synonyms: tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion
Meaning #2:
having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
Antonym: straightness (meaning #2)
Meaning #3:
the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
Synonym: deviousness
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