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askew
[ uh-skyoo ]
adverb
- to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry:
to wear one's hat askew;
to hang a picture askew.
- with disapproval, scorn, contempt, etc.; disdainfully:
They looked askew at the painting.
askew
/ əˈː /
adverb
- at an oblique angle; towards one side; awry
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·n noun
Example Sentences
And while Dylan often feels like an apt comparison for Lynch’s solo work—particularly how the electronic music experiments cloak his askew worldview and unorthodox vocals—he had a different intention with the cover.
Roof shingles were peeled off and garage doors were knocked askew.
Lane — the eldest member of the core group and its most magnetic — found writing in the midst of tour, in a familiar yet askew routine, to be a particular challenge.
But when classes started in the fall, I noticed something was askew.
However, while in Atlanta, the 19-year-old was criticized for her hair being “askew.”
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How Do You Spell Askew?
Spelling tips for askew
The spelling of askew shouldn’t be confused with the somewhat similar sounding word eschew.
How to spell askew: Think of askew as a combination of the adjective-forming prefix a– and the verb skew (adjectives like asleep and ablaze are formed in the same way). Or pretend that someone asks you if a picture frame is askew, and that you respond really rudely: “Do you even have to ask? Ew.”
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