/əˈskju/, /əˈskjuː/
OriginFrom Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- + skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).
- Turned or twisted to one side.
“Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of "Stonewall Jackson’s Way."
We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o'er his eye askew, ”
- figurativelyUntoward, unfavourable.
Formsaskue(alternative) · ascue(alternative) · askoye(alternative) · a skew(alternative) · more askew(comparative) · most askew(superlative) · Askews(plural) · Ayscough(alternative)