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adverb
1.
to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry: to wear one's hat askew; to hang a picture askew.
2.
with disapproval, scorn, contempt, etc.; disdainfully: They looked askew at the painting.
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3.
crooked; awry: Your clothes are all askew.
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Askew
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askew
1570s, probably lit. "on skew" (see skew), perhaps from O.N. form of it, a ska. Earlier askoye is attested in the same sense (early 15c.).
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