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Crooked

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Akimbo 84% connected

With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

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Akimbo 84% connected

With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

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Anfractuous 84% connected

Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born.

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Anfractuous 84% connected

Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born.

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Aquiline 84% connected

Belonging to or like an eagle.

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Aquiline 84% connected

Belonging to or like an eagle.

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Askew 84% connected

Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.

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Askew 84% connected

Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.

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Awry 84% connected

Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with obl…

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Awry 84% connected

Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with obl…

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Contorted 84% connected

Twisted, or twisted together.

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Contorted 84% connected

Twisted, or twisted together.

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Deflective 84% connected

Causing deflection.

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Deflective 84% connected

Causing deflection.

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Geniculate 84% connected

Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.

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Geniculate 84% connected

Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.

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Gnarled 84% connected

of Gnarl

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Gnarled 84% connected

of Gnarl

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Gnarly 84% connected

Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.

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Gnarly 84% connected

Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.

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Hooked 84% connected

of Hook

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Hooked 84% connected

of Hook

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Irregular 84% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Irregular 84% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Knobbed 84% connected

Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna.

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Knobbed 84% connected

Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna.

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Knotted 84% connected

of Knot

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Knotted 84% connected

of Knot

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Lopsided 84% connected

Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship.

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Lopsided 84% connected

Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship.

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Reflexed 84% connected

Bent backward or outward.

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Reflexed 84% connected

Bent backward or outward.

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Refractive 84% connected

Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers.

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Refractive 84% connected

Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers.

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Sneaky 84% connected

Like a sneak; sneaking.

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Sneaky 84% connected

Like a sneak; sneaking.

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Tortuous 84% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Tortuous 84% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Twisting 84% connected

of Twist

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Twisting 84% connected

of Twist

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Underhand 84% connected

Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.

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Underhand 84% connected

Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.

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Underhanded 84% connected

Underhand; clandestine.

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Underhanded 84% connected

Underhand; clandestine.

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Voluminous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.

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Voluminous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.

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Warped 84% connected

of Warp

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Warped 84% connected

of Warp

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Winding 84% connected

of Wind

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Winding 84% connected

of Wind

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Writhed 84% connected

of Writhe

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Writhed 84% connected

of Writhe

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Writhen 84% connected

of Writhe

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Writhen 84% connected

of Writhe

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Wry 84% connected

To cover.

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Wry 84% connected

To cover.

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Zigzag 84% connected

Something that has short turns or angles.

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Zigzag 84% connected

Something that has short turns or angles.

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Derivationally related 4

Corruption 74% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

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Corruption 74% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

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Crookedness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.

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Crookedness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.

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Dishonest 66% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Dishonest 66% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Dishonorable 66% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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Dishonorable 66% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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Indirect 66% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Indirect 66% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Unlawful 66% connected

Not lawful; contrary to law.

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Unlawful 66% connected

Not lawful; contrary to law.

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Configuration 66% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Configuration 66% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 66% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Conformation 66% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 66% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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Contour 66% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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form 66% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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form 66% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Shape 66% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Shape 66% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Synonym 7

Asymmetrical 92% connected

Incommensurable.

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Corrupt 92% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Hunched 92% connected

of Hunch

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Round-backed 92% connected

Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.

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Round-shouldered 92% connected

Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.

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Stooped 92% connected

of Stoop

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Stooping 92% connected

of Stoop

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