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Not straight — geometrically, morally, or both at once when convenient.
means Bent or angled away from straight, or dishonest and corrupt depending on whether you're describing a fence or a politician.
from From Old Norse 'krokr,' a hook, plus '-ed' — literally 'shaped like a hook,' a curve the language quietly turned into a character flaw.
Two pronunciationsCROOK-id for bent, crookt for past-tense crook.
Moral driftPhysical bentness became dishonesty by the 1300s.
Sibling wordShares its root with 'crook,' the shepherd's staff.