different between crooked vs unethical

English

Etymology 1

From crook, equivalent to crook +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• Verb form: enPR: kro?okt, IPA^(key): /k??kt/

Verb

crooked

1. 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)

1. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

   We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

2. Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

   That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

3. (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

English

Etymology

un- +? ethical

Adjective

unethical (comparative more unethical, superlative most unethical)

1. Not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical.

   The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health.

Antonyms

• ethical

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