askew

== English == === Alternative forms === askue, ascue, askoye, a skew === Etymology === From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- +‎ skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ə-skyo͞oʹ, IPA(key): /əˈskju/ (UK) IPA(key): /əˈskjuː/ Rhymes: -uː === Adjective === askew Turned or twisted to one side. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew) Tilted to one side. He wore his hat askew ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === skew-whiff === Anagrams === wakes, wekas