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Definition
not straight (not in proper alignment)
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned
or:
(when used figuratively) not right, or not as planned
- He was dressed in his usual uniform: old jeans, a flannel shirt, and a bent pair of gold-rimmed spectacles that sat askew on the bridge of his nose.Chapter 2 (26% in)
- He struggled halfway into a sitting position, his battered glasses knocked askew.Chapter 8 (17% in)
There are no more uses of "askew" in City of Bones.
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