crookish, a.
(ˈkrʊkɪʃ)
[f. crook n. 13 + -ish1 2.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of a crook (crook n. 13) or crooked behaviour, dealings, etc.
| 1927 Spectator 17 Dec. 1083 At the Royalty, The Crooked Billet—terrifyingly, confusingly crookish, with a throat-cutting scene against which I warn nervous parents. 1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 89 Marianne's coupé had been run up on to the rough grass..with its lights out. Its air was lurking and crookish. 1937 ― Coll. Impressions (1950) 117 The Alchemist, with its crookish hilarity. |