crooked

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkrʊkɪd/

adjective (crookeder, crookedest)

  • 1bent or twisted out of shape or out of place: his teeth were yellow and crooked
  • 2 informal dishonest; illegal: a crooked business deal
  • 3 (usually crooked on) Australian/NZ informal annoyed; exasperated: ‘It’s not you I’m crooked on,’ he assured Vivien
    [ 1940s: from the phrase go crook 'become angry']

Derivatives

crookedly

adverb

crookedness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from crook, probably modelled on Old Norse krókóttr 'crooked, cunning'