askew

Meaning

Adj

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

Adv

Tilted to one side.

Synonyms

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

lop-sided

out of plumb

out of shape

out of true

rakish

sideways

skewed

slant

squint

squint-eyed

transverse

unbalanced

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈskju/

Etymology

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