skew-whiff
Tilted and askew
Skew-whiff means crooked, askew, or not quite straight—slightly off from where it should be.
The term is chiefly British and informal: Your picture frame is all skew-whiff, The plan went skew-whiff after the first day.
It can describe physical misalignment or situations that have gone awry.
Tilted from true
off-kilter · cockeyed · wonky · bent · twisted · angled · oblique · misaligned
Unsteady or faulty
- cockeyedCrooked or absurd
- cattywampusAskew or awry
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- off-kilterUnbalanced or awry
squiffy · out-of-whack · kitty-corner · catawampus · cock-a-hoop · wibbly-wobbly
Untidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- untidyLacking neatness or order
- messyLacking order or neatness
- disarrangedMade untidy or messy
out-of-place · higgledy-piggledy · topsy-turvy · jumbled · scattered · mussed · tousled · unkempt
askew
Tilted from true
slanted · off-kilter · cockeyed · wonky · bent · twisted · angled · oblique · misaligned · cattywampus
wonky
Unsteady or faulty
- cockeyedCrooked or absurd
- cattywampusAskew or awry
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
off-kilter · squiffy · out-of-whack · kitty-corner · catawampus · cock-a-hoop · wibbly-wobbly
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
disarranged · out-of-place · higgledy-piggledy · topsy-turvy · jumbled · scattered · mussed · tousled · unkempt · haphazard
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- tippyLiable to overturn
teetering · tottering · rickety · shaky · rocky · unbalanced · top-heavy · listing · swaying · faltering
distorted
Misshapen from original form
misshapen · irregular · uneven · asymmetric · disproportionate · buckled · kinked · gnarled · mangled · disfigured