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  1. 1. imp. & p. p. of Crook Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. irregular in shape or outline Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect Source: wordnet
  9. 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. Source: webster
  10. 10. j:100 a. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned a. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive Source: ecdict

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