different between circuitous vs crooked
circuitous
English
Etymology
First attested in 1664. From Latin circuit?sus, from circuitus, from circume? (“I go around”), from circum (“around”) + e? (“I go”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s???kju??t?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /s??kju??t?s/, /s??kju??t?s/
Adjective
circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous)
- Not direct or to the point.
- Of a long and winding route.
Synonyms
- (not direct): indirect, roundabout
- (of a winding route): roundabout, tortuous
Derived terms
- circuitously
- circuitousness
- uncircuitous
Translations
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crooked
English
Etymology 1
From crook, equivalent to crook +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- Verb form: enPR: kro?okt, IPA(key): /k??kt/
Verb
crooked
- simple past tense and past participle of crook
Etymology 2
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
Pronunciation
- Adjective: enPR: kro?ok'?d, IPA(key): /?k??k?d/
- pronunciation refers to adjective form.
Adjective
crooked (comparative more crooked, superlative most crooked)
- Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
- 2004, Peter Bondanella, Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, chapter 4, 173–174:
- During the height of Italian immigration in the United States and in New York City, gangs flourished not only because of poverty but also because of political and social corruption. Policemen and politicians were often as crooked as the gang leaders themselves.
Translations
Anagrams
- red-cook
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