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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
- There will be no more duplicity, crookedness, and desire for name, fame, and prestige.
- crookedness" or dishonesty in his dealings to slam him with. Undefined
- He became so reckless in his deceptions and crookedness precisely because he believed himself to be untouchable.
- It remains to point out the moral crookedness, inordination, and unreasonableness, that is intrinsic to the act of suicide, apart from its consequences. Moral Philosophy
- He had one redeeming feature, however -- a pair of blue eyes that looked straight at you and made you feel that there was no "crookedness" behind them. Driven Back to Eden
- Since Doral, there had been a steady regression in ball striking back to the kind of crookedness that characterized his 2004 season, during which he was learning Haney’s unique principles. Unplayable
- He raced along the familiar trail, cursing its narrowness, its crookedness, its unalterable length.
- There will be no more duplicity, crookedness, and desire for name, fame, and prestige.
- crookedness" of others 'crooked little homes and cats, and straighten our own soap dishes every time we pass them? Regle - French Word-A-Day
- 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