askew

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Turned or twisted to one side.
2. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Adv

Tilted to one side.

Concepten

scheef

schuin

minachtend

misplaatst

Synoniemen

awry

aslant

crooked

obliquely

cockeyed

skew-whiff

lopsided

asquint

oblique

sloping

slantwise

slanting

askance

slantingly

wonky

across

skew

askant

distorted

slanted

inclined

twisted

aslope

wry

crookedly

at an angle

sidelong

out of kilter

one side

agley

slantways

distortedly

off-track

contortedly

to one side

misseeming

amiss

angled

atilt

biassed

crackpot

criss-cross

deviate

devious

diagonal

diagonally

disordered

diverge

improper

kinky

Vertalingen

obliquo

de travers

sghembo

storto

στραβά

oblicuamente

oblicuo

di traverso

seitwärts

schief

de biais

πλάγια

schräg

sesgo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈskju/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan IJslands: á ská

Verwant aan Deens: skrå

Verwant aan Duits: Schräge

In summary

From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- + skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).