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  1. imp. & p. p. of Crook
  2. a. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
  3. a. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
  4. a. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
  5. adj. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
  6. adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
  7. adj. irregular in shape or outline
  8. adj. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
  9. 1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked paths." Locke. he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. Shak. 2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right. They are a perverse and crooked generation. Deut. xxxii. 5. 3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings. Crooked whisky, whisky on wich the paiment of duty has been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] Barlett.
  10. j:100 a. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned a. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive