Difference between Warped and Crooked

What is the difference between Warped and Crooked?

Warped as an adjective is distorted by warping; twisted out of shape while Crooked as an adjective is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

Warped

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape Of a person's mind, attitude, humour etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

Example sentence: I felt that just looking at the world in general, there are so many types of people, and some hide who they truly are. And I feel that every person has some kind of warped identity inside them that they decide if they want to show or not.

Crooked

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.Set at an angle; not vertical or square.Dishonest or illegal.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bend, or form into a hook.

Example sentence: It is clear I was never the Pretty Girl. I had my two front teeth knocked out when I was 10 and didn't fix them until I was 19. I have a crooked smile and a nose that looks like it's been broken 12 times but never has been. My nose was always red, so people called me Rudolph. My whole face is off-center.

We hope you now know whether to use Warped or Crooked in your sentence.

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