Both Uses of
askew
in
The Time Machine
- You will notice that it looks singularly askew, and that there is an odd twinkling appearance about this bar, as though it was in some way unreal.'†
Chpt 1 *
- There in the flickering light of the lamp was the machine sure enough, squat, ugly, and askew; a thing of brass, ebony, ivory, and translucent glimmering quartz.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(askew) not straight (not in proper alignment)
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned