crooked /kɹʊkɪd/ adjective4 •Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill. •(figurative) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it. •Set at an angle; not vertical or square.That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me? •(dialect, Newfoundland) Ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today! formscrookeder · more crooked · crookedest · most crooked