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Does "tilted" or "crooked" better describe the jeans in this picture?

English Language & Usage Asked by Sweeper on February 16, 2021

This picture shows a person doing a head stand.

Headstand

The person’s legs are vertical, but her jeans are not. They are off to the right a little bit. I describe this as follows.

Her legs are straight, but her jeans are _____.

What should I put in the "____" part?

I have come up with 2 possible words:

crooked – bent or twisted out of shape or out of place

I mean the jeans are kind of "out of place", right?

The other word is

tilted – moved or caused to move into a sloping position

The jeans are in a "sloping position", right?

What is the best word to put in there?

I have also considered "lean", as in "the leaning tower of Pisa". I don’t really know which fits better.

3 Answers

a·skew

əˈskyo͞o adverb & adjective not in a straight or level position. "the door was hanging askew on one twisted hinge"

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Correct answer by Xavier J on February 16, 2021

Out of the two you gave crooked is the better word. By technical meaning, either apply but crooked is more associated with something being tilted in a bad way or in a way it isn't supposed to be. However, there are other words though that may apply better, such as 'askew' which seems to fit the image well.

Answered by James Gravestock on February 16, 2021

Offset

  1. placed away from a center line; off-center. (Random House)

You could also use off-center but I like offset better.

Answered by aparente001 on February 16, 2021

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