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skew-whift

skew-whift is the alternative spelling of skew-whiff.

Meaning of skew-whiff

Adjective

skew-whiff (comparative more skew-whiff, superlative most skew-whiff)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Askew; lopsided, not straight.
    • I hung up that picture, but it looks skew-whiff to me.
    Synonyms:
    awry, agee

Forms of skew-whift

comparativemore skew-whift
superlativemost skew-whift

Questions about skew-whift

What is skew-whift the alternative spelling of?
Skew-whift is the alternative spelling of skew-whiff.

Words near skew-whift in the dictionary

  1. skew-symmetry
  2. skew-T log-P diagram
  3. skew-T log-P diagrams
  4. skew-whiff
  5. skew-whiffy
  6. skew-whift
  7. skew-wiff
  8. skew-wift
  9. skewable
  10. skewampus
  11. Skewb

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