different between deceitful vs crooked
deceitful
English
Alternative forms
- deceiptful (obsolete)
- deceiptfull (obsolete)
- deceitfull (archaic)
Etymology
deceit +? -ful
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??si?tf?l/, /-fl?/
Adjective
deceitful (comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)
- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- All the?e are ?eruants to deceitfull men.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- Deceptive, two-faced.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:deceptive
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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