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crooked

crooked /ˈkrʊkəd/ adjective
crooked
/ˈkrʊkəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CROOKED
[more crooked; most crooked]
: not set or placed straight
informal
: not honest
: done to trick or deceive someone

— crookedness

noun [noncount]