All 3 Uses of
askew
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Mr Weasley's body replaced Bill's, his glasses askew, a trickle of blood running down his face.†
Chpt 9 *
- Harry felt cold as he remembered Mrs Weasley's Boggart turning into Mr Weasley's lifeless body, his glasses askew, blood running down his face… but Mr Weasley wasn't going to die… he couldn't… Dumbledore was now rummaging in a cupboard behind Harry and Ron.†
Chpt 22
- They had arrived outside a large, old-fashioned, red-brick department store called Purge 6z Dowse Ltd. The place had a shabby, miserable air; the window displays consisted of a few chipped dummies with their wigs askew, standing at random and modelling fashions at least ten years out of date.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(askew) not straight (not in proper alignment)
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned