adverb, adjective
[notbeforenoun] not in a straight or level position:
Her hat was slightly askew. * His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. * That picture is askew. * He arrived out of breath with his shirt undone and his tie askew.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for askew is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does askew appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — askew appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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