Meaning of CROOKEDNESS
| Pronunciation: | | kr'ûkudnus
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- [n] the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
- [n] having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
- [n] a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
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| | Synonyms: | | contortion, deviousness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness |
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| | Antonyms: | | straightness | | |
| | See Also: | | configuration, conformation, contour, dishonesty, distorted shape, distortion, form, shape | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Crook"ed*ness\, n.
The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity
of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude;
perverseness.
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