He 'crooked' his finger at us and led us to the table.
The picture hung 'crookedly'.
The picture is 'crooked'.
(..) Ill news is an ill guest. Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death... ...to bandy crooked words with a witless worm. His staff. I told you to take the wizard's staff. Th'oden... ...son of Thengel... (..)2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers