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askew(dictionary)

askew (iou)



askew adverb & (usu. pred.) adjective. M16.
[from A preposition1 1 + SKEW noun3.]
Oblique(ly), askance, to one side; awry, crooked(ly).
look askew fig. (arch.) look disdainfully or as if pretending not to see.
Sir W. Scott The boy looking askew at him with his sharp gray eyes. S. Smiles Bridges of masonry..several of them askew bridges. M. Bradbury Collision ensued; the kiss went askew and landed in her hair. L. Deighton His hair was unkempt and his club tie was, as always, askew. B. Chatwin An old yew-tree whose writhing roots have set the paving slabs askew.