Defenition of the word askew
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Defenition of the word askew
- Away from the expected or proper direction.
- In an oblique manner.
- turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
- turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- turned or twisted toward one side
- turned or twisted to one side
Synonyms for the word askew
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- awry
- cockeyed
- crooked
- lopsided
- off center
- out of kilter
- out of line
- skew-whiff
- wonky
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