crookedly

/ˈkɹʊkədli/ adv

In a crooked manner.

Word Origin Crookedly comes from crook, which traces to Old Norse krókr 'hook, bend'. So crooked is literally 'bent like a hook'. The word crook itself is from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, and you can see the same idea in words like crutch and crouch — all about bending.

adv In a crooked manner.

The picture hung crookedly on the wall after the earthquake.

(副词) 弯曲地;歪斜地;不直地

地震后,这幅画歪斜地挂在墙上。

(adverbio) torcidamente; de manera torcida; chuecamente; de través [De manera torcida; no recta.]

El cuadro colgaba torcido en la pared después del terremoto.

(adverbe) de travers; de guingois; en biais; de façon tordue; de traviole [De manière de travers, c'est-à-dire en formant un angle ou en n'étant pas droit.]

Le tableau était accroché **crookedly** au mur après le tremblement de terre.

(Adverb) schief; krumm; windschief [**crookedly** – in schiefer, krummer oder ungerader Weise; nicht gerade oder symmetrisch ausgerichtet.]

Das Bild hing nach dem Erdbeben **crookedly** an der Wand.

(副詞) 曲がって、ゆがんで。真っ直ぐではなく折れ曲がった状態で。

地震の後、絵が壁に曲がった状態で掛かっていた。

(advérbio) tortamente; enviesadamente; de torto; obliquamente [De maneira torta.]

O quadro ficou pendurado torto na parede depois do terremoto.

Word parts: crook + ed + ly

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