<adv.all> rugs lying askew with his necktie twisted awry [ adj ]
turned or twisted toward one side
<adj.all> a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Askew \A*skew"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + skew.] Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. --Spenser.