CROOK

I. verb Date: 12th century transitive verb bend , intransitive verb curve , wind , II. noun Etymology: Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook Date: 13th century an implement having a bent or hooked form: as, pothook , b. a shepherd's staff, crosier 1, a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent , bend , curve , a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices, III. adjective Etymology: probably short for ~ed Date: 1898 not right:, unsatisfactory , dishonest , ~ed , irritable , angry , ill , unwell