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Definition of Crooked
Crooked

of Crook

Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.

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Crooked Quotations

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.
Henry David Thoreau

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
Henry David Thoreau

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
Friedrich Nietzsche

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
Edward Abbey

Crooked Translations

crooked in French is tortu
crooked in German is krumm
crooked in Italian is storto
crooked in Latin is pandus, curvus
crooked in Spanish is curvo, pando
crooked in Swedish is krokig, ohederlig


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