skiwampus

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A form of skewampus — Askew; cattywampus.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveskiwampus (comparative more skiwampus, superlative most skiwampus)

comparative more skiwampus · superlative most skiwampus

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of skewampus.

    […] so the pile tilted skiwampus, like a Dr. Seuss drawing.

    2016, Under the Mistletoe, Cindy Roland Anderson, Annette Lyon, Julie Coulter Bellon, Sarah M. Eden, Jennifer Griffith, Heather B. Moore, →ISBN
    3 more examples

    One side of the platform was a little longer than the other and the seat was a little skiwampus, but in our eyes, all we could see was the finished product - steering wheel, red painted exterior with the number twenty-seven, a nice lawn mower ...

    2011, Kris Jugler, Death Couldn't Convince Me, →ISBN, page 111

    We had not gone far when we saw a motorcycle skiwampus by the side of the road and Rubio slumped against a mesquite tree.

    2014, Nancy Nielson Redd, The Canyon's Edge, →ISBN, page 102

    Darren hadn't been able to think straight since last fall, and he actually enjoyed the skiwampus ways his thoughts went when he was with Farrah.

    2017, Liz Isaacson, Under the Bridge

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APA

skiwampus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiwampus

MLA

“skiwampus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiwampus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skiwampus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiwampus.

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