Skew
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having an oblique or slanting direction or position
"The picture was skew"
verb
(2) Turn or place at an angle
"The lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From /, northern variants of //.
Adjective
- Neither perpendicular nor parallel (usually said of two lines).
Verb
- To change or alter in a particular direction.
- A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.