Word: askew
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
skew
Definition: Untoward, unfavourable.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: out, away
Affix: skew
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.