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crookedness

croo·ked·ness

US/ˈkrʊkʌdnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

  • “they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”
  • “the acrobat performed incredible contortions”
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2.

having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

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3.

the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

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Origin

From crooked + -ness.

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