01 a. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
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Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.“he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere.” — Shak.
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2.
Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.“They are a perverse and crooked generation.” — Deut. xxxii. 5.
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3.
False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
Phrases & compounds
Crooked whisky —
whisky on which the payment of duty has been fraudulently evaded.