ASKEW


Meaning of ASKEW in English

a ‧ skew /əˈskjuː/ BrE AmE adverb [not before noun]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from skew ]

not quite straight or in the right position:

Matilda ran towards us with her hat askew.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.