Both Uses
askew
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
(Edited)
- Harry was just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell came sprinting into the hall, his turban askew and terror on his face.
p. 172.8askew = not on straight
- [T]he twins forced the sweater over his head, knocking his glasses askew.
p. 203.3 *askew = [so they were] not on straight
Definitions:
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(1)
(askew) not straight (not in proper alignment)
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, askew is used in the idiom, looked at me askew. It means looked at in a puzzled manner. You could think of it as someone tilting their head to see the person from a different angle.
Rarely, Askew can also refer to someone's first name.