crookedly
adverb
crookedly is spelled C-R-O-O-K-E-D-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, crookedly means “In a crooked manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crookedly?
| Letters | 9: C-R-O-O-K-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crookedly?
Crookedly appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of crookedly
- more crookedly comparative
- most crookedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crookedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a crooked manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crookedly come from?
From crooked + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).