Askew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton

turned or twisted to one side

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænɪʃˈɑːnə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐskjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐskjˈuː/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌænɪʃˈɑːnə/.

Examples

a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
rugs lying askew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skew-whiff cockeyed wonky lopsided awry

Parts of Speech

adjective	turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”
adverb	turned or twisted to one side “rugs lying askew”

Word Forms

lopsidedness

noun

an oblique or slanting asymmetry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schief

zur Seite gedreht oder verdreht; - G.K.Chesterton

🇫🇷French

de travers

tourné ou tordu vers un côté ; - G.K. Chesterton

🇪🇸Spanish

torcido

girado o torcido hacia un lado; - G.K.Chesterton

🇮🇹Italian

di traverso

girato o attorcigliato verso un lato; - G.K.Chesterton

🇳🇱Dutch

scheef

gedraaid of gedraaid naar één kant; - GK Chesterton

🇵🇹Portuguese

torto

virado ou torcido para um lado; - GK Chesterton

🇷🇺Russian

перекошенный

повернут или скручен в одну сторону; - Г.К.Честертон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरछा

एक तरफ मुड़ा या मुड़ा हुआ; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার

বাঁক বা এক দিকে পাকানো; - জি কে চেস্টারটন

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைவு

ஒரு பக்கத்தை நோக்கி திரும்பியது அல்லது திருப்பப்பட்டது; - ஜி.கே.செஸ்டர்டன்

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రంగా

ఒక వైపుకు మారిన లేదా వక్రీకృత; - జి.కె.చెస్టర్టన్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रश्न

एका बाजूला वळलेले किंवा वळवलेले; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્રાંસી

એક બાજુ તરફ વળેલું અથવા વળેલું; - જી.કે.ચેસ્ટરટન

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕ್ರವಾದ

ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ತಿರುಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಚಿದ; - ಜಿ.ಕೆ.ಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ಟನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വക്രമായ

ഒരു വശത്തേക്ക് തിരിയുകയോ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു; - ജി.കെ.ചെസ്റ്റർട്ടൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਮੋੜਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੋੜਿਆ; - ਜੀ.ਕੇ.ਚੈਸਟਰਟਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوچھنا

ایک طرف مڑا یا مڑا ہوا؛ - جی کے چیسٹرٹن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歪斜

向一侧转动或扭转； ——G·K·切斯特顿

🇯🇵Japanese

斜めの

片側に向けたりねじったりする。 - G.K.チェスタトン

🇰🇷Korean

비스듬히

한쪽으로 돌리거나 비틀어짐; - G.K.체스터턴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xiên

quay hoặc xoắn về một bên; - G.K.Chesterton

🇹🇭Thai

เบี้ยว

หันหรือบิดไปด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง - จี.เค. เชสเตอร์ตัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

miring

diputar atau diputar ke satu sisi; - GK Chesterton

🇵🇭Filipino

tumalikod

lumiko o pinaikot patungo sa isang gilid; - G.K.Chesterton

🇲🇾Malay

serong

berpusing atau berpusing ke arah satu sisi; - G.K.Chesterton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحرف

تحولت أو ملتوية نحو جانب واحد. - جي كي تشيسترتون

🇮🇷Persian

کج

به یک طرف چرخیده یا پیچ خورده است. - G.K. Chesterton

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpık

bir tarafa doğru çevrilmiş veya bükülmüş; - G.K. Chesterton

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָטוּי

מופנה או מפותל לצד אחד; - ג.ק.צ'סטרטון

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The primary meaning of 'askew' is 'turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton'.

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Using 'askew' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'askew' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'askew' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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