askew

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askew^¹

/əˈskju/
/əˈskjuː/ UK
/əˈskjʉw/ British, Southern, Standard

Rhymes with -uː

adjective askue · ascue · askoye · a skew

Turned or twisted to one side. Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way." We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew, the shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true.
Similar: off-center
figuratively Untoward, unfavourable.

adverb more askew · most askew · askue · ascue · askoye · a skew

Tilted to one side. He wore his hat askew

Askew^²

proper noun Askews · Ayscough

A surname.

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adj turned or twisted to one side

Español	torcido, oblicuo
中文	歪 wāi
Português	torto
Français	de travers, de guingois, de traviole, oblique, incliné, penché
Deutsch	schief, verzogen, verwunden, verbogen, quer, schräg
Italiano	obliquo
עברית	על העוקם al ha'ókem

adj untoward, unfavourable

Deutsch	verquer, ungünstig

adv tilted to one side

Deutsch	schief, schräg, sich neigend

adv with disapproval

Deutsch	mißbilligend, abschätzig

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@misc{askew_2026,
  title = {askew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/askew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}