askew

adj
/əˈskju//əˈskjuː/UK

Etymology

From a- + skew.

  1. derived from *skewH- — “to cover, protect
  2. derived from scūtum — “a shield
  3. derived from escu
  4. derived from eschieu
  5. derived from eschu
  6. inherited from skeu
  7. prefixed as askew — “a + skew

Definitions

  1. Turned or twisted to one side.

  2. Untoward, unfavourable.

  3. Tilted to one side.

    • He wore his hat askew
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

askewness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for askew. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA