SKEWED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skewed mean? 

• SKEWED (adjective)
  The adjective SKEWED has 1 sense:

1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position

  Familiarity information: SKEWED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKEWED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an oblique or slanting direction or position

Synonyms:

skew; skewed

Context example:

the picture was skew

Similar:

inclined (at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position)

 Context examples 

"The reality is that we've been operating with a skewed view of ocean phosphate," Lomas said.

(Study reveals new patterns of key ocean nutrient, National Science Foundation)

In the study, Hicks and her colleagues propose several policy recommendations to address the skewed global availability of fish.

(Fairer fish trade could fix nutrient deficiencies in coastal countries, SciDev.Net)

Without accounting for the timing of food intake, research that examines the effects of calorie reduction on lifespan may be skewed by hidden factors such as lack of sleep and desynchronized circadian rhythms.

(Eating at 'Wrong Time' Affects Body Weight, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)