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askew
adjective
adverb
turned or twisted toward one side
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əˈskjuː
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adjective
turned or twisted toward one side
“{'source': 'G.K.Chesterton', 'text': 'a … youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry'}”
adverb
turned or twisted to one side
“rugs lying askew”
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{'source': 'G.K.Chesterton', 'text': 'a … youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry'}
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
rugs lying askew
with his necktie twisted awry
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