crookedness
71crooked — crookedly, adv. crookedness, n. /krook id/ for 1 4, 6; /krookt/ for 5, adj. 1. not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path. 2. askew; awry: The picture on the wall seems to be crooked. 3. deformed: a man with a crooked back. 4. not… …
72straightforward — straightforwardly, adv. straightforwardness, n. /strayt fawr weuhrd/, adj. 1. going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze. 2. direct; not roundabout: a straightforward approach to a problem. 3. free from crookedness or deceit; honest …
73tortuosity — /tawr chooh os i tee/, n., pl. tortuosities. 1. the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness. 2. a twist, bend, or crook. 3. a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing. [1595 1605; < LL tortuositas. See TORTUOUS, ITY] * * * …
74Nicolo Machiavelli — NicolÒ Machiavelli † Catholic Encyclopedia ► NicolÒ Machiavelli Historian and statesman, b. at Florence, 3 May, 1469; d. there, 22 June, 1527. His family is said to have been descended from the old marquesses of Tuscany, and to have… …
75fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… …
76aduncity — noun Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness …
77tortuosity — noun crookedness …
78Scoliosis — Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from mild to severe. Scoliosis is often an incidental and harmless finding. People with mild curves may only need to visit the doctor periodically for… …
79brachybasocamptodactyly — Combined disproportionate shortness and crookedness of the fingers. [brachy + G. basis, base, + campylos, curved, + daktylos, finger] …
80lordoscoliosis — Combined backward and lateral curvature of the spine. [G. lordos, bent back, + skoliosis, crookedness, fr. skolios, bent, aslant] * * * lor·do·sco·li·o·sis (lor″do sko″le oґsis) [lordosis + scoliosis] lordosis complicated with… …
