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Crooked vs Inordinate - What's the difference?

crooked | inordinate | Related terms |

Crooked is a related term of inordinate.


As adjectives the difference between crooked and inordinate

is that crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles while inordinate is excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

As a verb crooked

is (crook).

crooked

English

Etymology 1

From crook, equivalent to .

Verb

(head)
  • (crook)
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    inordinate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.
  • Synonyms

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