Both Uses of
askew
in
Allegiant
- Therese comes in, her factionless armband askew.†
p. 317.3 *askew = not straight; or not right
- Cara jogs into the atrium, her hair askew and floating over her forehead.†
p. 332.9
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) 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.