Crooked vs Contorted - What's the difference?
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(crook)
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
(contort)
To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
As verbs the difference between crooked and contorted
is that crooked is past tense of crook while contorted is past tense of contort.As an adjective crooked
is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.crooked
English
Etymology 1
From crook, equivalent to .Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).Adjective
(en adjective)- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.