Crooked vs Stooped - What's the difference?
crooked | stooped | Related terms |
(crook)
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
(stoop)
in a bent bodily position, hunched
* {{quote-book
, passage=He still looks wonderfully young, despite his awkward, shuffling, slinking walk, and his stooped shoulders.
, page=121
, title=Beaconsfield: In Society - in Parliament - in Literature
, author=George Makepeace Towle
, publisher=Appleton
, year=1901}}
Crooked is a related term of stooped.
As verbs the difference between crooked and stooped
is that crooked is (crook) while stooped is (stoop).As adjectives the difference between crooked and stooped
is that crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles while stooped is in a bent bodily position, hunched.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.
