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a⋅skew
[uh-skyoo] 
–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. |
–adjective
| 3. | crooked; awry: Your clothes are all askew. |
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| a·skew (ə-skyōō') adv. & adj. To one side; awry: rugs lying askew. [Probably a-2 + skew.] |
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Askew
A*skew"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + skew.] Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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askew
1573, probably lit. "on skew" (see skew), perhaps from O.N. form of it, a ska. Earlier askoye is attested in the same sense (1430).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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