Twisted vs Crooked - What's the difference?
twisted | crooked |
(twist)
contorted
wound spirally
Mentally disturbed or unsound.
(crook)
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
As verbs the difference between twisted and crooked
is that twisted is past tense of twist while crooked is past tense of crook.As adjectives the difference between twisted and crooked
is that twisted is contorted while crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.twisted
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(head)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.