曲まがった

noun-modifying (irregular)

bent; curved; warped; twisted

Describes a physical shape that is not straight, often with a negative connotation of being misshapen or damaged.

See also: 曲がる

• 曲まがった釘くぎは使つかいにくい。

  A bent nail is hard to use.

• 彼かれは曲まがった背せ中なかを伸のばそうとした。

  He tried to straighten his bent back.

noun-modifying (irregular)

crooked; awry; askew

Often used figuratively for something morally or logically crooked, or for a physical alignment that is off. Common in phrases like 曲がったことが嫌い (hates crookedness).

• 彼かれは曲まがったことが大だい嫌きらいだ。

  He hates anything crooked.

• 曲まがった考かんがえ方かたは直なおしたほうがいい。

  You should correct your crooked way of thinking.