askew

See also: Askew

English

Alternative forms

askue, ascue, askoye, a skew

Etymology

From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- +‎ skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əˈskjuː/
Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

askew

Turned or twisted to one side.
(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Translations

turned or twisted to one side

Dutch: scheef (nl)
Finnish: vino (fi)
French: de travers (fr), de guingois (fr), de traviole (fr), oblique (fr), incliné (fr), penché (fr)
German: schief (de), verzogen (de), verwunden (de), verbogen (de), quer (de), schräg (de), verrutscht, seitwärts (de)

Hebrew: על העוקם‎‎ (al ha'ókem)
Italian: obliquo (it)
Spanish: torcido (es), oblicuo (es) m

untoward, unfavourable

German: verquer, ungünstig (de)

Adverb

askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew)

Tilted to one side.
He wore his hat askew

Translations

tilted to one side

Finnish: kallellaan (fi), vinossa (fi)

German: schief (de), schräg (de), sich neigend

with disapproval

Finnish: vinosti (fi), kieroon

German: mißbilligend (de), abschätzig (de)

Related terms

skew-whiff

Anagrams

wakes, wekas

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