All 4 Uses of "askew" in "The Island of Dr. Moreau"

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All 4 Uses

askew
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
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He looked me squarely in the eyes, and twisted his mouth askew.†
Chpt 10

askew = not straight; or not right
His roving eye caught the position of my arm and he smiled askew.†
Chpt 15
He stood staring, with his face white and his lip pulled askew.†
Chpt 16
He had long since lost speech and active movement, and the lank hair of the little brute grew thicker every day and his stumpy claws more askew.†
Chpt 21 *

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(1) (askew)
not straight (not in proper alignment)

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(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.