Both Uses of
askew
in
Heart of Darkness
- And the village was deserted, the huts gaped black, rotting, all askew within the fallen enclosures.†
Chpt 1 *
- He stood there for a moment in the moonlight with his delicate hooked nose set a little askew, and his mica eyes glittering without a wink, then, with a curt Good night, he strode off.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(askew) not straight (not in proper alignment)
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned