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# crookedly

adverb (crookedly); from the adjective crooked

«crookedly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is not straight, bent or twisted, or not level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#m1)
2. (rare) In a dishonest way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes something hung, drawn or worn at an angle: a picture hanging crookedly, a hat sitting crookedly. In stories a character who «smiles crookedly» has a lopsided smile, often sly or shy. In maths and art it is the opposite of a neat straight line made with a ruler.

### Examples

- The picture hung crookedly on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x1)
- He smiled crookedly and winked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x2)
- My little sister wrote her name crookedly across the page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x3)
- The old fence leaned crookedly in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x4)
- His tie was knotted crookedly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x5)
- Use a ruler so the line doesn't come out crookedly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x6)
- The tooth grew in crookedly, so she needed a brace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced «CROOK-id-lee». It describes how something is done or placed; the adjective is «crooked». Opposite: «straight», «evenly», «level».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crookedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crookedly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crookedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crookedly.html) on Mova free.