adjective
- not straight; bent or twisted
- dishonest or corrupt
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old tree had a crooked trunk.
- She hung the picture, but it looked crooked on the wall.
- The crooked path wound through the forest.
- His crooked smile made him look mischievous.
- The politician was accused of crooked dealings.
- We don’t trust that crooked businessman.
- The crooked cop was arrested for taking bribes.