skew-whiff

Questions about skew-whiff

What does skew-whiff mean?

skew-whiff means "turned or twisted toward one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in skew-whiff?

skew-whiff has 2 syllables: skew--whiff. The stress falls on "skew-".

What is another word for skew-whiff?

Close synonyms include askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skew-whiff a common word?

skew-whiff is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.