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Skewed vs Skewered - What's the difference?

skewed | skewered |

As verbs the difference between skewed and skewered

is that skewed is (skew) while skewered is (skewer).

As an adjective skewed

is twisted at an angle.

skewed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Twisted at an angle.
  • Biased, distorted (pertaining to statistics or information).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (skew)

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    skewered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skewer)

    • skewer

    English

    (wikipedia skewer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
  • (chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare pin.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To impale on a skewer.
  • (chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
  • To severely mock or discredit.
  • * 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
    • Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.

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