Definition of Skew

slanted, crooked

Examples of Skew in a sentence

Because we didn’t use a level when hanging it, the picture was skew on the wall.  🔊

The peculiar man was well known for his crooked cowboy hat that sat skew on top of his head.  🔊

I was irritated by the skew book on the shelf that refused to stand up straight.  🔊

Although I tried my best to keep all of the dominoes parallel, a skew piece called all of the others to come tumbling down.  🔊

The windowsill was skew, causing all of the plants placed on it to slide off and hit the ground.  🔊

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