skew-whiffy

adjective

Somewhat skew-whiff; leaning or tilted.

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Meanings

adjectiveskew-whiffy (comparative more skew-whiffy, superlative most skew-whiffy)

comparative more skew-whiffy · superlative most skew-whiffy

  1. Somewhat skew-whiff; leaning or tilted.

    She was followed by two more jam tarts which exploded terribly on her high hat, and knocked in all skew-whiffy.

    1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 55

Origin

From skew-whiff + -y.

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skew-whiffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skew-whiffy

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