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US
/ˈkɹʊkədnəs/
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[ UK /kɹˈʊkɪdnəs/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈʊkɪdnəs/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position
they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
the acrobat performed incredible contortions - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
How To Use crookedness In A Sentence
- crookedness" of others 'crooked little homes and cats, and straighten our own soap dishes every time we pass them? Regle - French Word-A-Day
- crookedness" of others' crooked little homes and cats, and straighten our own soap dishes every time we pass them? Regle - French Word-A-Day
- He rose from very humble beginnings and reached the pinnacle of success and later he fell, due to his own avarice and crookedness.
- He may be innocent of one kind of crookedness, and be so mixed up in another that he cannot prove he is innocent of either. Jack O' Judgment
- The crookedness seemed to make his face even more handsome.
- ‘We had not realised our government was capable of such folly and such crookedness,’ thundered the leader.
- Now sticks are bent by the fire, because that draws the moisture, and so the crookedness is a violent distortion; but the natural heat nourishes and preserves the body. Essays and Miscellanies
- However, removing the wisdom teeth does not usually improve crookedness or crowding in other teeth.
- In the many poolrooms then existing throughout the country and especially in the larger cities great sums of money were wagered on the result of the various contests, and as a result "crookedness" on the part of various players was being charged, and though these charges were vigorously denied by those interested the denials carried but little weight in view of the in-and-out performances of the teams in which they were engaged. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson
- There will be no more duplicity, crookedness, and desire for name, fame, and prestige.