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crocked

crocked
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [krokt]
    • /krɒkt/
    • /krɔkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krokt]
    • /krɒkt/

Definitions of crocked word

  • adjective crocked injured 3
  • adjective crocked drunk 3
  • adjective crocked drunk; intoxicated 3
  • adjective crocked drunk. 1
  • noun crocked British Dialect. soot; smut. 1
  • noun crocked excess surface dye from imperfectly dyed cloth. 1

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Origin of crocked

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; crock2 + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crocked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crocked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

crocked usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crocked

adj crocked

  • pickled — preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.
  • inebriated — to make drunk; intoxicate.
  • intoxicated — Archaic. intoxicated.
  • smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
  • plastered — drunk.

adjective crocked

  • drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.

Antonyms for crocked

adj crocked

  • sober — not intoxicated or drunk.
  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.

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