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skewampus

skewampus adjective: askew; cattywampus.

Adjective

skewampus (comparative more skewampus, superlative most skewampus)

  1. Askew; cattywampus.

Forms of skewampus

comparativemore skewampus
superlativemost skewampus
alternative formskiwampus

Origin of skewampus

The first part is probably related to skew, askew, and the second part may be from or related to cattywampus or its possible etymon wampish.

Questions about skewampus

What does skewampus mean?
Skewampus means askew; cattywampus.
What part of speech is skewampus?
Skewampus is an adjective.

Words near skewampus in the dictionary

  1. skew-whiffy
  2. skew-whift
  3. skew-wiff
  4. skew-wift
  5. skewable
  6. skewampus
  7. Skewb
  8. skewback
  9. skewbacks
  10. skewbald
  11. skewbalds

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