"skeef" meaning in Afrikaans

See skeef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-skeef.wav Forms: skewe [attributive], skewer [comparative], skeefste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch scheef. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|scheef}} Dutch scheef Head templates: {{af-adj|skewe}} skeef (attributive skewe, comparative skewer, superlative skeefste)
  1. off-center; squiff; not straight; skew.
    Sense id: en-skeef-af-adj-HHY347WO Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for skeef meaning in Afrikaans (1.3kB)

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