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ASKEW definition: 1. not straight or level: 2. in or into a position in which something is not straight or level…. Learn more.
The meaning of ASKEW is out of line : at an angle. How to use askew in a sentence. Did you know?
Askew definition: to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry. See examples of ASKEW used in a sentence.
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Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with. She stood there, hat askew. There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew.
Definition of askew adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Although it sounds like a sneeze, the word askew means lopsided or turned and tilted to the side. Like your glasses might be after, well, a sneeze. Anything askew is crooked. The word askew probably comes from Old Norse for "on a skew," or "to turn aside."
Origin of Askew. From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- + skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”). From Wiktionary. Probably a– skew. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
askew. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧skew /əˈskjuː/ adverb [not before noun] not quite straight or in the right position Matilda ran towards us with her hat askew. Examples from the Corpus askew • There's Jerry, with his collar open and his tie askew.
