Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective To one side or out of proper alignment; awry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an oblique position; obliquely; awry; out of the proper position or arrangement; hence, askance; sidelong.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Turned ortwisted to oneside . - adjective figuratively
Untoward ,unfavourable . - adverb
tilted to one side. - adverb with
disapproval
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb turned or twisted to one side
- adjective turned or twisted toward one side
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This is the kind of askew that I can never get my clothes to look, that sort of sexy, perfect askew.
Lesbians, catgirls, cabin fever and kittens Elizabeth McClung 2009
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This is the kind of askew that I can never get my clothes to look, that sort of sexy, perfect askew.
Archive 2009-01-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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Recently, Damien Geradin, professor of Competition Law and Economics at Tilburg University, published a paper titled "What's Wrong With Royalties In High Technology Industries?" to see if something is indeed "askew" with high-tech royalties.
Are Royalties Too High in High-Tech? Recent Study Says "No" Peter Zura 2008
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Recently, Damien Geradin, professor of Competition Law and Economics at Tilburg University, published a paper titled "What's Wrong With Royalties In High Technology Industries?" to see if something is indeed "askew" with high-tech royalties.
Archive 2008-07-01 Peter Zura 2008
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If anyone thought that the manner in which the USPTO Appeal Brief Rules were implemented was, well, a bit "askew", there appears to be evidence that your instincts were correct.
Archive 2008-07-01 Peter Zura 2008
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If anyone thought that the manner in which the USPTO Appeal Brief Rules were implemented was, well, a bit "askew", there appears to be evidence that your instincts were correct.
Trouble Ahead for the USPTO's Appeal Brief Rules? Peter Zura 2008
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How did you like it when -- bossing them around about how to set up a building -- she said something was "askew," and, when told not to use "big words," she said it was "not orthogonal"?
Archive 2007-02-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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How did you like it when -- bossing them around about how to set up a building -- she said something was "askew," and, when told not to use "big words," she said it was "not orthogonal"?
Is Yau Man the new Cao Boi? Ann Althouse 2007
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This is the kind of askew that I can never get my clothes to look, that sort of sexy, perfect askew.
Screw Bronze! 2009
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Alas, my mind was on Los Gigantes, and thus "askew" stuck.
McCovey Chronicles 2009
ofravens commented on the word askew
Your speckled stone askew by an iron fence
from "Electra on Azalea Path," Sylvia Plath
April 8, 2008
slumry commented on the word askew
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May 30, 2015