crookedly
part of speech
adverb (crookedly); from the adjective crooked
meaning for a pupil
1) In a way that is not straight, bent or twisted, or not level. tree →
2) (rare) In a dishonest way. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life it describes something hung, drawn or worn at an angle: a picture hanging crookedly, a hat sitting crookedly. In stories a character who «smiles crookedly» has a lopsided smile, often sly or shy. In maths and art it is the opposite of a neat straight line made with a ruler.
examples
- The picture hung crookedly on the wall. tree →
- He smiled crookedly and winked. tree →
- My little sister wrote her name crookedly across the page. tree →
- The old fence leaned crookedly in the wind. tree →
- His tie was knotted crookedly. tree →
- Use a ruler so the line doesn't come out crookedly. tree →
- The tooth grew in crookedly, so she needed a brace. tree →
note
Pronounced «CROOK-id-lee». It describes how something is done or placed; the adjective is «crooked». Opposite: «straight», «evenly», «level».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «crookedly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.