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ASKEW

\ɐskjˈuː], \ɐskjˈuː], \ɐ_s_k_j_ˈuː]\

Definitions of ASKEW

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Awry; out of order or position; crooked.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Obliquely; awry.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Obliquely; awry.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

adv. Sideways; aslant; with a wry or a contemptuous look.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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