Askew Definition

ə-skyo͝o
adjective
To one side or out of proper alignment; awry.
Rugs lying askew.
American Heritage
On one side; awry.
Webster's New World

Turned or twisted to one side.

Wiktionary

(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Wiktionary
adverb
To one side; awry; crookedly.
Webster's New World

Tilted to one side.

He wore his hat askew.
Wiktionary
To look askew.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Askew

  • From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- +‎ skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably a– skew

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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