askew

[ US /əˈskju/ ]
[ UK /ɐskjˈuː/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. turned or twisted toward one side
    a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
    his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
ADVERB
  1. turned or twisted to one side
    with his necktie twisted awry
    rugs lying askew
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How To Use askew In A Sentence

  • The posts would be different sizes of papers laid out, slightly askew, all over the table.
  • The curly haired, dark-skinned child who stared up at him with “hero-worship” adoration was oblivious to the fact that his white shirt was pulled halfway out of the waist of his pants or that his clip-on bow-tie was askew. Who Said It Would Be Easy
  • Yeremi, in his bubble, likewise cannoned askew into the occipital portion of the head.
  • He turned over a matt black and white that had been lying on the blotter in front of him, and pushed it towards her so that she got the full impact of the divided face, the kecked nose and slewed eye, the mouth askew showing long, sharp teeth protruding over his lip on the right side, in a kind of snarl. Bottled Spider
  • 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
  • They will pile the scrap outside their warehouse, half formed prophets who stagger away confusedly, their perfect teeth askew. Prophetstown
  • You imagine that your innards are a-gittin 'all askew, Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp
  • Next we took the valley bottom road and there met only two walkers and a laden tractor and then, after a conker tree and a lime tree, reached the farmstead of Lower Askew.
  • Yeremi, in his bubble, likewise cannoned askew into the occipital portion of the head.
  • To keep things joyfully askew, director Miguel Arteta intercuts various animations into the film whenever characters take a journey. Flixnjoystix.com! » Not Just Another Teen Movie About YOUTH IN Love! McJeffrey Finds Nothing REVOLTing About Cera’s Latest Comedy!
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