Askew

/ษ™หˆskjuห/

The meaning and definition of Askew, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adverb
  1. Tilted to one side.
    โ€œHe wore his hat askewโ€
adjective
  1. Turned or twisted to one side.
  2. Untoward, unfavourable.

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Origin

From Old Norse รก skรก.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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