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Antonyms for crookedness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : krook-id for 1–4, 6; krookt for 5
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1–4, 6; krʊkt for 5

Definition of crookedness

Origin :
  • early 13c., "hook-shaped instrument or weapon," from Old Norse krokr "hook, corner," cognate with Old High German kracho "hooked tool," of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr- words meaning "bent, hooked." Meaning "swindler" is American English, 1879, from crooked in figurative sense of "dishonest" (1708). Crook "dishonest trick" was in Middle English.
  • noun corruption
  • noun irregularity
Example sentences :
  • If there was a taint of crookedness anywhere, that would be on the other side.
  • Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath
  • It's my own grandfather that I'm ashamed of for his crookedness!
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Ace » by Douglas Grant
  • “If you have any crookedness, to find the magic herb,” said Charlie.
  • Extract from : « ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; » by Hezekiah Butterworth
  • Is life full of naught but crookedness and devious windings and turnings?
  • Extract from : « In Doublet and Hose » by Lucy Foster Madison
  • I could not see her, because of the crookedness of the shaft, but that faint touch of her was exquisite.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
  • So some, it seems to me, elect their rulers for their crookedness.
  • Extract from : « Excursions and Poems » by Henry David Thoreau
  • His brows were sometimes curved in anger, but there was no crookedness in his heart.
  • Extract from : « The Kath Sarit Sgara » by Somadeva Bhatta
  • I knew him of old, and crookedness is, with him, second nature.
  • Extract from : « Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile » by Henry Stephens
  • It was not every day, however, that this crookedness was apparent.
  • Extract from : « Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • It involves a number of men, clever in crookedness, and perhaps women.
  • Extract from : « The Yazoo Mystery » by Irving Craddock

Synonyms for crookedness

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