New RNC radio spots hit Blue Dog Dems 2009Īnd the Bug sang in crooked words, so that those who listened knew that the swarm was the Sea Valley tribe, that the bears were the Meat-Eaters, and that the lazy wasp was Split-Nose. Well, I guess if being crooked is good enough for Illinois, it's good enough for the U.S. WUKAN, China Reuters - Protesting Chinese villagers on Sunday demanded that central leaders defuse grievances about what they called crooked land deals and a suspicious death, as a revolt that has tested Communist Party authority in this semi-rural area neared its second week. If this finger is crooked, then these weaknesses are all the more emphasised, but if formed _crooked and long_ the power of eloquence is also crooked.Īnd I just want to ask you very quickly, though, about the president's point, that if, in going after what he called crooked doctors, one can use administrative subpoenas without going through a judge and a jury, why isn't that appropriate to go after suspected terrorists? adjective having the back and shoulders rounded not erect.adjective having or marked by bends or angles not straight or aligned.adjective not straight dishonest or immoral or evasive.adjective irregular in shape or outline.adjective figuratively Dishonest or illegal corrupt.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.adjective Set at an angle not vertical or square.adjective Not straight having one or more bends or angles.verb Simple past tense and past participle of crook.adjective whisky on which the payment of duty has been fraudulently evaded.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.adjective Not straightforward deviating from rectitude distorted from the right.adjective Characterized by a crook or curve not straight turning bent twisted deformed.See irregular.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. Deceitful, tricky, dishonorable, knavish.Synonyms Bowed, awry, askew, deformed, distorted.Hence Made or sold in secret, without the payment of the taxes or submitting to the regulations or inspection required by law: as, crooked whisky.
Bent having angles or curves deviating from a straight line curved curving winding.adjective Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous fraudulent.adjective At an irregular or improper angle askew.adjective Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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