crookedness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  2. noun having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
  3. noun the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

Etymology

From crooked + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion

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