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skewy

/ˈskuː.i/

skewy adjective: skewed or skewing; tending to skew; showing signs of skewing.

Adjective

skewy

  1. Skewed or skewing; tending to skew; showing signs of skewing.
    • ... skewy seams, by the light of a dripping tallow candle.1869, Mothers' Journal: A Family Magazine, page 414
    • ... skewy at the centre; but it was a very good star for all that.1871, Gail Hamilton, Country Living and Country Thinking, page 355

Origin of skewy

From skew + -y.

Words that rhyme with skewy

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Questions about skewy

What does skewy mean?
Skewy means skewed or skewing; tending to skew; showing signs of skewing.
What part of speech is skewy?
Skewy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce skewy?
Skewy is pronounced /ˈskuː.i/.

Words near skewy in the dictionary

  1. skewquieff
  2. skews
  3. Skewsby
  4. skewsymmetric
  5. skewwhiff
  6. skewy
  7. skeyn
  8. skeyns
  9. skg
  10. skhian-dhu
  11. Skhidnytsia

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