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crookedly

crookedly adverb: in a crooked manner.

Adverb

crookedly (comparative more crookedly, superlative most crookedly)

  1. In a crooked manner.

Forms of crookedly

comparativemore crookedly
superlativemost crookedly

Origin of crookedly

From crooked + -ly.

Questions about crookedly

What does crookedly mean?
Crookedly means in a crooked manner.
What part of speech is crookedly?
Crookedly is an adverb.

Words near crookedly in the dictionary

  1. crooked one's elbow
  2. Crooked River
  3. crooked tune
  4. crookeder
  5. crookedest
  6. crookedly
  7. crookedness
  8. crookednesses
  9. crooken
  10. crookened
  11. crookening

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