How do you pronounce askew?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈskjuː/.

askew

/əˈskjuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: askew
IPA: /əˈskjuː/

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Meaning

adj

Turned or twisted to one side.

adj

Untoward, unfavourable.

adv

Tilted to one side.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way." We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew, the shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true."
"He wore his hat askew"

Etymology

From a- + skew.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˈskjuː/

Inflected Forms

askue (alternative) ascue (alternative) askoye (alternative) a skew (alternative) more askew (comparative) most askew (superlative) Askews (plural) Ayscough (alternative)

Derived Forms

askewness

Phrases

skew-whiff

Frequently Paired Words

skewly skew-whiff

Synonyms

off-center agley akilter antigoglin awry askew cattywampus cockeyed crooked lopsided off-kilter tipsy

Antonyms

straight true

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due