askew adj : turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff] adv : turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: awry, skew-whiff]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

1. Turned or twisted to one side.

Related terms

• skew-whiff

Askew may refer to:

• Anne Askew - English Protestant persecuted as a heretic
• Desmond Askew - British actor
• Luke Askew - American actor
• Reubin Askew - American politician, former governor of Florida
• View Askew - American film production studio
• William Askew - English Chartered Surveyor
• B. J. Askew - Fullback for the American Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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