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Curving vs Crooked - What's the difference?

curving | crooked |

As verbs the difference between curving and crooked

is that curving is while crooked is (crook).

As adjectives the difference between curving and crooked

is that curving is that curves or curve while crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

As a noun curving

is the action of the verb to curve .

curving

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to curve .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That curves or curve.
    • a curving path

    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.