askew

[uh-skyoo] /əˈskyu/
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.
Origin
1565-75; a-1 + skew
Related forms
askewness, noun
Examples from the web for askew
  • Her office is velvet, chintz and very mauve; nary a pillow is askew.
  • Upon re-entering the room, I instinctively adjusted a picture on the wall, a floral painting which was slightly askew.
  • To invent, you must think aside -- that is, slightly askew.
  • If they're taking the time to write about it, then hopefully they will take the time to consider how their view is askew.
  • Hill's stories are beautiful, terrible, realistic and askew—sometimes simultaneously.
  • The dispute arose from an incident in 1997, when an employee straightened a mirror knocked askew by a slamming door.
  • Floors and windows are sharply askew.
  • And given the way my life often goes, the tiara would be askew.
  • Go too fast while turning and the car still gets a little askew.
  • His tie is askew, more nuisance noose than sartorial accouterment.
British Dictionary definitions for askew

askew

/əˈskjuː/
adverb, adjective
1.
at an oblique angle; towards one side; awry
Word Origin and History for askew
adv.

1570s, of uncertain etymology; perhaps literally "on skew" (see skew), or from the Old Norse form, a ska. Earlier askoye is attested in the same sense (early 15c.).