askew
/əˈskju//əˈskjuː/
askew adjective: turned or twisted to one side.
Adjective
askew
- Turned or twisted to one side.
- Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way."
We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew, the shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true.1862, John Williamson Palmer, Stonewall Jackson's Way
- Synonyms:
- off-center
- Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way."
- Untoward, unfavourable.
Adverb
askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew)
- Tilted to one side.
- He wore his hat askew
Proper noun capitalized: Askew
Askew (plural Askews)
- A surname.
askew meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
askew in Tamil
- கோணலாக, ஒருபுறமாக, சாய்ந்து, வரிசைவிலகி, சம்மதமின்றி, அலட்சியமாக
askew in Urdu
- کج, تیڑھا, ترچھا
askew in Bengali
- বাঁকাভাবে, একপাশে হেলে, অগোছালো
askew in Malayalam
- tilted, crooked, lopsided
- ചരിഞ്ഞുള്ള, വക്രമായ, കുടില, ഗഡുല, കൊക്കര, തിര്യക്
More languagesFewer languages
- askew in Kannada
- ಓರೆ, ವಕ್ರವಾಗಿ, ನೇರವಲ್ಲದೆ
Examples of askew in a sentence
- Askew opened his coat again and she giggled out at us and Grandpa gasped with delight.
- Weave tracks askew, postpregnancy bellies pushing dollar-store seams, they look a hot mess.
- I'm smiling, my tie is askew, and I'm sporting a boofy big hairdo, like all the other kids in my class.
Synonyms of askew
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Antonyms
Forms of askew
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | askue |
| alternative form | ascue |
| alternative form | askoye |
| alternative form | a skew |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more askew |
| superlative | most askew |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Askews |
| alternative form | Ayscough |
Origin of askew
From a- + skew.
Words formed from askew
Words that rhyme with askew
Questions about askew
- What does askew mean?
- Askew means turned or twisted to one side.
- What is askew in Tamil?
- Askew in Tamil is கோணலாக, ஒருபுறமாக, சாய்ந்து. See Askew meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is askew?
- Askew can be an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce askew?
- Askew is pronounced /əˈskju/.
Words near askew in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: askew (page history and authors); Askew (page history and authors); askew (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); askew (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); askew (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); askew (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); askew (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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