hooked

hook + -ed

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͝okt, IPA: /hʊkt/

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Adjective

Positive hooked

Comparative more hooked

Superlative most hooked

1. (having a hook) mai k'ugiya. <> Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

   a hooked nose <> hanci mai ƙugiya

2. (having a crook) lank'wasasshe

   A hooked letter (in the Hausa alphabet). <> bak'i mai lank'wasa. [1]

3. Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing. <> kamamme/kamammiya, aka kama da dogara kan abu.

   He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.

   You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.

Synonyms

• (resembling a hook)
  • Synonyms: bent, crooked and curved