What is the meaning of skew-whiff?

adjective

  • Turned or twisted toward one side.
    • usage: "a... Youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry- G. K. Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

adverb

  • Turned or twisted to one side.
    • usage: "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
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